# N8040G: 1971 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2006-06-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 28, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 177RG0040
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1971
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2001
- Last registry action: September 21, 2004
- Mode S code: AAF318
- Owner when cancelled: [Rasmussen Roger T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RASMUSSEN%20ROGER%20T)
- Location: [Windsor, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Windsor)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5305° N, 122.8118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95492, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8040G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8040G-2006-06-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX06LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA058), Dec 15, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N8040G), Dixon, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight at low altitude and failure to maintain obstacle clearance with a high tension static line. The glare from the setting sun was a factor.

## 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 20051214030499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051214030499A), Dec 14, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N8040G), Clarksburg, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) (Prelim) at 16:52 hrs PST on December 14, 2005, a Cessna 177RG, N8040G, impacted the ground approx. 1,400' west of a pg&e transmission line after…

## Other aircraft with N8040G

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8040G): Air Tractor AT-802A, S/N 802A-1099, built 2024

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