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| Date: | Wednesday 13 February 1985 |
| Time: | 19:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2180Q |
| MSN: | 177RG0580 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ukiah, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KUKI) |
| Sacramento, CA (SMF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON A DARK NIGHT, THE PLT FAILED TO OBSERVE THAT THE TAXIWAY (ON WHICH HE WAS TAXIING) MADE A 90 DEG TURN TO CONNECT WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY. WHERE THE TAXIWAY TURNED, THE ACFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD & WENT INTO A 3 FT DEEP DITCH. THERE WERE NO TAXIWAY EDGE MARKINGS & THE CENTERLINE STRIPE WAS NOT OF A REFLECTIVE TYPE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA140
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 July 2015 | N2180Q | Private | 0 | Rogers Field Airport (O05), Chester, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 15:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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