# Incident 19781225020749I: Cessna 177RG, Wainwright, AK, December 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1978, 15:10 local time
- Place: Wainwright, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.6463° N, 159.9585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wainwright, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.6463&lon=-159.9585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34651, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34651-2003-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 4 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/19781225020749I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST AFTER HIS NAV. SYSTEMS BECAME UNRELIABLE. LANDED ON A ICE LAGOON.

## Other reports on N34651 (1)

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

- [Accident 19761202039562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761202039562A), Dec 2, 1976: Cessna 177RG (N34651), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. This acft parked. Student cut engine when collision appeared imminent.

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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