# Accident 19790613018389A: Cessna 177RG, Needles, CA, June 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7663° N, 114.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEEDLES (EED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7663&lon=-114.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33260, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33260-1979-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,028 total, 186 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613018389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE STOPPED ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT AFTER PROLONGED ENGINE IDLE DESCENT. FALED TO CLEAR ENGINE

## 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 LAX79DUG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG46), Jun 13, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N33260), Needles, CA, 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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