# Incident 19781201021709I: Cessna 177RG, Coldwater, MI, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978, 19:55 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9460° N, 84.9993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9460&lon=-84.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3436 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 160 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/19781201021709I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN.

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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