# Accident 19790407006569A: Cessna 177RG, Kansas City, MO, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 08:55 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53080) (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: 1,986 total, 91 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407006569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN BUT HE FAILED TO CHECK GEAR POSITION. POST ACCIDENT CHECK OF GEAR WAS NORMAL.

## 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 MKC79FCG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG36), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N53080), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53080 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910511030459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511030459I), May 11, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N53080), Dickinson, ND, Minor damage. Nose gear retracted on takeoff roll. Propeller hit runway. Continued takeoff. Circled and landed safely.

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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