# Accident 19791002032519A: Cessna 177RG, Vicksburg, AZ, October 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Vicksburg, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7445° N, 113.7522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vicksburg, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7445&lon=-113.7522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7583V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7583V-1991-03-19) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 88 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002032519A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST TAKEOFF FROM A SHORT DIRT STRIP. RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX80DUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ02), Oct 2, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N7583V), Vicksburg, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7583V (1)

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

- [Incident 19900810040919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900810040919I), Aug 10, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N7583V), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Airspeed indicator failed on takeoff. Aborted. Over controlled elevators became airborne. 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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