Cessna 177B N177GW accident near Forest Lake, Minnesota, May 29, 2024
Cessna 177B, registration N177GW, operated by GATEWAY FLYING CLUB INC, was involved in an accident near Forest Lake, Minnesota on May 29, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA381 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 39 minutes of the flight after departing the Blaine/Anoka Cnty area (KANE), reaching a maximum of 3,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:25 UTC, at 1,000 ft and 71 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 20 km from Blaine/Anoka Cnty (KANE).
The nearest weather report, from KANE (20 km away), showed wind 140° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 177B registered in United States (Mode S A133D9).
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
- May 29, 2024
- Location
- Forest Lake, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N177GW
- Operator
- GATEWAY FLYING CLUB INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA381 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Blaine/Anoka Cnty (KANE)
- Nearest airport
- Blaine/Anoka Cnty (KANE)
- Recorded flight
- 39 min, max 3,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:25 UTC, 1,000 ft, 71 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA381; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.