# Accident 19790126001599A: Cessna 177RG, Mount Horeb, WI, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mount Horeb, WI
- Airport: Gonstead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0059° N, 89.7317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Horeb, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0059&lon=-89.7317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8071G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8071G) (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: 381 total, 180 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT SNOW DRIFT ON LANDING.THE BOLT HOLDING GEAR PIVOT TO PIVOT SHAFT SHEARED.NO PRIOR DEFECT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP25), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N8071G), Mount Horeb, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8071G (1)

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

- [Accident 19910725029879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910725029879A), Jul 25, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N8071G), Ashland, KY, Substantial damage. Lost power on initial climbout. Ditched in river gear up. Cause power loss undetermined.

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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