# Accident 19750804023639A: Cessna 177, Sugar Grove, IL, August 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL
- Airport: Aurora
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2945X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2945X-1993-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 943 total, 750 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804023639A

## Narrative

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

SHAFT ASSEMBLY SHIMMY DAMPER P/N 1743022-1 SEPARATED AT ATTACH END.LAST ANNUAL INSP 7/26/74.

## 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 CHI76FEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE11), Aug 4, 1975: Cessna 177 (N2945X), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2945X (1)

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

- [Incident 19930207006899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930207006899I), Feb 7, 1993: Cessna 177 (N2945X), Evening Star, AR, Minor damage. Engine failure on a practice go around. Forced landing in field. Engine tested ok.

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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