# Accident 19790907026599A: Cessna 177RG, Gordonsville, VA, September 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gordonsville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1356° N, 78.1874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordonsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1356&lon=-78.1874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34969, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34969) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 24 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907026599A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD. STALLED AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OBSTACLES.

## 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 IAD79FID32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID32), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N34969), Gordonsville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34969 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900113008359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900113008359I), Jan 13, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N34969), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear on a touch and go landing. Landed with gear retracted.

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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