# Incident 19790924050329I: Cessna 177, San Francisco, CA, September 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34980, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34980) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,071 total, 300 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/19790924050329I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO DUE TO OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR FAILURE.

## Other reports on N34980 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910927043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927043599A), Sep 27, 1991: Cessna 177B (N34980), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final for landing from a local sightseeing flight. Struck guide wire on night forced landing.
- [Incident 19820129000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129000469I), Jan 29, 1982: Cessna 177 (N34980), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Beleived nose gear was off center as he began taxi from parking area. Struck an adjacent parked aircraft.

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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