# Accident 19790227003799A: Cessna 177, La Pine, OR, February 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: La Pine, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6868° N, 121.4853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Pine, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6868&lon=-121.4853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2042Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2042Q-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,464 total, 10 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227003799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PROCEEDED VFR INTO AREA OF HEAVY SNOW. STRUCK TREES DURING PECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ROAD.

## 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 SEA79DYK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK06), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2042Q), La Pine, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2042Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19780814037289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814037289I), Aug 14, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N2042Q), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear before landing.

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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