# Incident 19781227020099I: Cessna 177RG, Celina, OH, December 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Celina, OH
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5549° N, 84.5618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Celina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5549&lon=-84.5618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2176Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2176Q) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 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/19781227020099I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO, PROP RPM INCREASED, ENGINE IDLED FOR LANDING. OIL PUMP HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N2176Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20251006017909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251006017909I), Oct 6, 2025: Cessna 177RG (N2176Q), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. The pilot reported that on final approach, he neglected to extend the landing gear, resulting in a gear-up landing.
- [Incident 19880703045509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703045509I), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N2176Q), Cedartown, GA, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure. Vectored to near airport but landed in open field. Piston would not move as engine was rotated.

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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