# Accident 19750506009949A: Cessna 177, Cottage Grove, OR, May 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1975
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.7959° N, 123.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-123.0572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30039, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30039-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 432 total, 37 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYI23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750506009949A

## Narrative

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

PULLED MIXT CTL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT. HIT RIVER, BOUNCED ONTO ISLAND INTO LOGS.

## 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 SEA75DYI23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYI23), May 6, 1975: Cessna 177 (N30039), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30039 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890720024169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720024169A), Jul 20, 1989: Cessna 177 (N30039), Hesperia, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck powerline during turn back to airport on climbout. Passenger reported pilot and pilot passenger on controls.

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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