# Incident 19780215006659I: Cessna 177RG, Fargo, ND, February 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7504V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7504V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780215006659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE ACTUATOR SUPPORT HAD SEPARATED AT BOTH STEP-DOWN FLANGES.

## Other reports on N7504V (1)

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

- [Accident 19890408009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408009839A), Apr 8, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N7504V), Barnwell, SC, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route on IFR flight plan. Misjudged fuel burn. Nosed over landing in soft field.

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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