# Accident 19780724018249A: Cessna 177B, Petaluma, CA, July 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1978
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Sky Rnch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20082, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20082-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 56 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724018249A

## Narrative

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

OVER ARPT WHEN ENG FAILED.UNDERSHOT APCH,STALLED STRETCHING GLIDE.

## 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 OAK78FVD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD49), Jul 24, 1978: Cessna 177 (N20082), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20082 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830602022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602022079A), Jun 2, 1983: Cessna 177B (N20082), Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit due to magneto breaking loose.

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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