# Accident 19780802028039A: Cessna 177, Eagle River, WI, August 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1978
- Place: Eagle River, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.9247° N, 89.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9247&lon=-89.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29425 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,015 total, 60 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802028039A

## Narrative

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

FATIGUE CRACK EMANATED FROM GOUGE APRX 8IN FROM TIP ON FLAT SIDE.

## 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 CHI79FEP55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP55), Aug 2, 1978: Cessna 177 (N29425), Eagle River, WI, substantial damage

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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