# Accident 19770626017779A: Cessna 177RG, Aspen, CO, June 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2087Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2087Q-1977-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 14 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626017779A

## Narrative

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

TIMING CAM INSIDE MAGNETO FOUND LOOSE. MAGNETO TIMING SLIPPED.

## 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 DEN77FTE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE62), Jun 26, 1977: Cessna 177RG (N2087Q), Aspen, CO, destroyed

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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