# Incident 19790805029329I: Cessna 177, Las Vegas, NV, August 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1979, 05:15 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Skyharbor
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790805029329I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON HIGHWAY AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO BENT PUSH ROD.

## Other reports on N34445 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950629025119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629025119I), Jun 29, 1995: Cessna 177B (N34445), Fort Dodge, IA. Engine lost oil pressure inflight. Landed in farm field. Oil line from oil cooler to thermister came loose.

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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