THE DTSB
Pending. Stall and Spin left base to final during reported engine abnormal. No pilots license or medical on record.
Cessna 177RG | N52156
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateMay 1, 2025
- Local time8:20 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightApproach
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- AirportKGOO
Accident Location
- City, State
- Grass Valley, California
- Latitude
- 39.22278
- Longitude
- -121.036111
- Airport ID
- KGOO
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N52156
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 177RG
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Lund, Robert Burton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Certification
- None
- IFR rating
- No
- Medical
- None
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 6) MISHANDLED ABN. →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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