# Accident 19770805023852A: Cessna 177RG, Fort Worth, TX, August 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1977
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7541V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7541V-2013-05-08) (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: 2,021 total, 214 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805023852A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N726D, Beech C35BEECH: [Accident 19770805023851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805023851A)

## 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 FTW77FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA066), Aug 5, 1977: Cessna 177RG (N7541V), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7541V (2)

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

- [Accident 19851127058179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127058179A), Nov 27, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N7541V), San Bernadino, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew under the clouds at night in mountainous terrain. Impacted the side of a mountain. Not current under FAR 61.57E.
- [Incident 19780322010499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322010499I), Mar 22, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N7541V), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot advised of nose gear up. Could not extend. Drag link bolt had backed out. Gear indicated safe.

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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