Cessna 177RG accident near Weaverville, California, July 2, 1988
On July 2, 1988 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 177RG, registered N1532H, was substantially damaged in an accident near Weaverville, California (Weaverville airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. 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
- July 2, 1988 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Weaverville, California · Weaverville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · all 177RGs on the register
- Registration
- N1532H · no longer on the register · serial 177RG077
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT WAS LANDING THE AIRPLANE IN A 5 KT, GUSTING TO 10 KT TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL PAST MID-FIELD AND THE PLT SAID THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE AIRPORT REQUIRED LANDING ONLY ON RWY 36 DUE TO ADVERSE RUNWAY GRADIENT AND RISING TERRAIN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,888 hours in all; 45 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,919 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 19, 1988; 75 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SAC Sacramento CA at 8:30 pm
- Destination: 054 Weaverville CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,380 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1532H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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