# Accident 19790727030219A: Cessna 177RG, Sheboygan, WI, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 18:10 local time
- Place: Sheboygan, WI
- Airport: Bell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7387° N, 87.7315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheboygan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7387&lon=-87.7315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7540V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7540V-1981-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 8 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727030219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF 500 FT FROM END OF 2000 FT RWY. STALLED ON CLIMBOUT, HIT HIGHWAY SIGN.

## 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 CHI79FEP61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP61), Jul 27, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N7540V), Sheboygen, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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