# Accident 19770615017109A: Cessna 177RG, Abilene, TX, June 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1977
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Butterfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7236V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7236V-2013-11-12) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 6 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770615017109A

## Narrative

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

RUNWAY SLOPES UPWARD-DEGREE UNKNOWN

## 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 FTW77FPD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD29), Jun 15, 1977: Cessna 177RG (N7236V), Abilene, TX, 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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