# Accident 19770115000989A: Cessna 172G, Rutledge, MN, January 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1977
- Place: Rutledge, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.2559° N, 92.8782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutledge, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2559&lon=-92.8782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4680L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4680L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,203 total, 350 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115000989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BREATHER LINE WAS FOUND TO BE BLOCKED WITH ICE. PLT PULLED MIXTURE OFF AT ALTITUDE.

## 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 MKC77FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER14), Jan 15, 1977: Cessna 172G (N4680L), Rutledge, MN, 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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