# Accident 19750421009329A: Cessna 177RG, Ames, IA, April 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1975
- Place: Ames, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,126 total, 44 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750421009329A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON MUDDY ROAD HIT WIRE FENCE.NR 2 CYL PISTON PIN PLUG FAILED.

## 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 MKC75FCD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD43), Apr 21, 1975: Cessna 177RG (N117RA), Ames, IA, substantial damage

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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