# Incident 19780630034979I: Cessna 177, Indianapolis, IN, June 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1978, 12:58 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29342-2026-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 60 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/19780630034979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL 6 MILES FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N29342 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250708008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250708008109A), Jul 8, 2025: Cessna 177 (N29342), Jenison, MI, Substantial damage. On July 8th, 2025, at approximately 1342 EDT, a Cessna 177 cardinal aircraft, registered as [privacy data omitted], sustained significant damage during a…

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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