# Incident 19790109001269I: Cessna 177RG, St Charles, MO, January 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1979, 05:25 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52465, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52465) (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: 3,200 total, 250 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/19790109001269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED HOME BASE WITH FUEL TANKS LESS THAN FULL. DID NOT REFUEL FOR RETURN TRIP, RAN OUT.

## Other reports on N52465 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790605014489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605014489I), Jun 5, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N52465), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend main gear. Rod end pn S2426-6 had broken, disconnecting the actuator from the gear

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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