# N33283: 1976 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2012-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0942
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1984
- Last registry action: April 4, 1987
- Mode S code: A3A0C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Sobel Irving S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOBEL%20IRVING%20S)
- Location: [Elgin, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Elgin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5647° N, 117.9213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, OR, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33283
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33283-2012-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88FA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA314), Sep 8, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N33283), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS ERRONEOUS INTERPRETATION OF HIS MISSED APPROACH CLEARANCE, AND, HIS PERFORMANCE OF THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE FOR THE SANTA MARIA ILS INSTEAD OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO LOCALIZER.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19880907038399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880907038399A), Sep 7, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N33283), San Luis Obispo, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck top of a hill on a missed approach procedure. Pilot descended below mda in dark night with no ground lights.

## Other aircraft with N33283

- [Cancelled 1951-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33283-1951-09-05): Piper J5A, S/N 5-483. Owner: [L B Foster](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20B%20FOSTER), [Miles City, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Miles%20City)

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