# Accident 19770909028529A: Cessna 177RG, Stafford, NY, September 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1977
- Place: Stafford, NY
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.9817° N, 78.0739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stafford, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9817&lon=-78.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2517V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2517V-2004-06-09) (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: 823 total, 47 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770909028529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REMOVED VACUUM PUMP AND DID NOT CAP OFF.NOT A CERTIFICATED MECH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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