Cessna 177 N30632 accident near Cortland, Illinois, July 27, 2023
Cessna 177, registration N30632, operated by EVV PILOTS CLUB INC, was involved in an accident near Cortland, Illinois on July 27, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case CEN23LA330 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 45 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:31 UTC, at 1,300 ft and 76 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 4 km from DeKalb/Taylor Muni (KDKB).
The nearest weather report, from KDKB (4 km away), showed wind 190° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,400 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 177B registered in United States (Mode S A33878).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- July 27, 2023
- Location
- Cortland, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N30632
- Operator
- EVV PILOTS CLUB INC
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA330 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- DeKalb/Taylor Muni (KDKB)
- Recorded flight
- 45 min, max 4,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:31 UTC, 1,300 ft, 76 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA330; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.