# Incident 19790426100529I: Cessna 177RG, Van Nuys, CA, April 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1979, 08:35 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177WS) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 500 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/19790426100529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL. FUEL GAUGES INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N177WS (2)

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

- [Incident 20150607010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150607010589I), Jun 7, 2015: Cessna 177RG (N177WS), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. On 06/07/2015 at approximately 1046 am, aircraft landed gear up on rwy 15 at Martin State Airport, Baltimore, MD.
- [Incident 19780220007539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220007539I), Feb 20, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N177WS), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended due to a bent hook on the up lock. Hook straightened, gear worked ok.

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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