# Incident 19780825038159I: Cessna 177RG, Pellston, MI, August 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1978, 16:10 local time
- Place: Pellston, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5516° N, 84.7834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pellston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5516&lon=-84.7834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34027, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34027-1982-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 3 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/19780825038159I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON ROAD. MECHANIC FOUND FAILUE OF FUEL INJECTION SERVO, RECENTLY INSTALLED.

## Other reports on N34027 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800425010749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425010749A), Apr 25, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N34027), Dorr, MI, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond on goaround on practice forced landing. High sink rate prior to impact. Mixture defect.
- [Incident 19800125015649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125015649I), Jan 25, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N34027), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Pilot did not use emergency gear extension system and nosegear collapsed on landing.

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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