# Accident 19750116006829A: Cessna 177, Pompano Beach, FL, January 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1975
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2855X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2855X-1975-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 78 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750116006829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENG PWR LOST AFTR APRX 1/2 RWY USED.PLT ATMTD TURN BACK TO ARPT FM 150-200 FT ALT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA75AM045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM045), Jan 16, 1975: Cessna 177 (N2855X), Pompano Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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