# Incident 19790805029359I: Cessna 177RG, Santa Maria, CA, August 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1979, 17:09 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46321-2020-06-10) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 907 total, 85 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/19790805029359I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER TO ENGINE AFTER REDUCTION. THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE BOLTS HAD FALLEN OUT.

## Other reports on N46321 (2)

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

- [Accident 20180930025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180930025279A), Sep 30, 2018: Cessna 177RG (N46321), La Verne, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 30, 2018, about 1800 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N46321, crashed in to nearby nursery following a reported engine issue during takeoff…
- [Incident 19800228030259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228030259I), Feb 28, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N46321), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear on instructional checkout flight.

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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