# Incident 19780305016289I: Cessna 177, Fort Dodge, IA, March 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5099° N, 94.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Dodge, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5099&lon=-94.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2871X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2871X-1981-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 10 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/19780305016289I

## Narrative

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

ODOR AND EVENTUAL SPARKS CAME FROM THE FUEL GAUGE. WRONG TYPE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAUSED OVERVOLTAGE.

## Other reports on N2871X (1)

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

- [Accident 19801223075929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223075929A), Dec 23, 1980: Cessna 177 (N2871X), Brighton, CO, Minor damage. Engine lost power on initial takeoff climb. Crash landed off end of runway,found right mag inop,oil soaked.

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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