# Incident 19790628017799I: Cessna 177RG, Mettler, CA, June 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1979, 11:15 local time
- Place: Mettler, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0636° N, 118.9730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mettler, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0636&lon=-118.9730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1835Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1835Q) (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: 300 total, 200 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/19790628017799I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES ON FINAL.

## Other reports on N1835Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19790228008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228008609I), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N1835Q), Fresno, CA. Smelled smoke during climb. Found internal electrical short in transponder unit.

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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