# Accident 19770417008709A: Cessna 177RG, George West, TX, April 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1977
- Place: George West, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.3300° N, 98.1183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of George West, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3300&lon=-98.1183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7515V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7515V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 7 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417008709A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FRG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG38), Apr 17, 1977: Cessna 177RG (N7515V), George West, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7515V (1)

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

- [Incident 19830618061579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618061579I), Jun 18, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N7515V), Ozark, AL, Minor damage. Engine went to idle during a flight test. Struck a ditch on off airport landing. Throttle linkage had come loose.

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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