# Accident 19790610015429A: Cessna 177RG, Nashville, TN, June 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35647 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,020 total, 201 in this make and model, 306 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FKW13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610015429A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CONTROL SUPPORT BRACKET CAME LOOSE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING, HIT FENCE.

## 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 IAD79FKW13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW13), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N35647), Nashville, TN, 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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