# Accident 19790316004809A: Cessna 177B, Walbridge, OH, March 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Walbridge, OH
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5861° N, 83.4874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walbridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5861&lon=-83.4874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30968, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30968-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 63 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316004809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 CHI79FEI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI14), Mar 16, 1979: Cessna 177B (N30968), Walbridge, OH, destroyed

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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