# N8055G: 1971 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 1989-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 1989
- 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: 177RG0055
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1971
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1988
- Last registry action: January 18, 1992
- Mode S code: AAF77E
- Owner when cancelled: [Brush Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUSH%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5548° N, 116.2214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83705, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8055G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8055G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8055G-1989-09-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 SEA89FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA180), Sep 29, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N8055G), Nyssa, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE BEFORE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, RISING/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND PROBABLE IMPAIRMENT…

## 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 19890929037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037189A), Sep 29, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N8055G), Nyssa, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew up a draw after night takeoff from remote strip crashed on upslope just below crest. Pilot medicated high dose

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