Cessna 177RG accident near Bullhead City, Arizona, November 5, 1982
On November 5, 1982 at about 2:00 am local time, a Cessna 177RG, registered N7733V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bullhead City, Arizona (Bullhead City airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 5, 1982 · about 2:00 am local time
- Place
- Bullhead City, Arizona · Bullhead City
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · all 177RGs on the register
- Registration
- N7733V · registry record · serial 177RG0907
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY TO EXTEND GEAR FAILED. THE ROD END BEARING (CESSNA PART # S-2049-6FG) HAD FAILED. THIS PREVENTED GEAR EXTENSION. SERVICE LETTER 79-37 RECOMMENDING INSTALLING A NEW HIGH STRENGTH BEARING WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 1,470 hours in all; 292 in this make and model; 32 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 196 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 92 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: San Diego CA at 5:05 pm
- Destination: Bullhead AZ
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 35, 4,000 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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