# Incident 19790522027779I: Cessna 177B, Kiowa, CO, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3436° N, 104.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiowa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3436&lon=-104.4581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34953, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34953-1990-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 20 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/19790522027779I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO OIL LOSS. FOUND CRACKED FITTING ON OIL LINE.

## Other reports on N34953 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770121001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770121001669A), Jan 21, 1977: Cessna 177B (N34953), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage

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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