# Accident 19791030029789A: Cessna 177RG, Eufaula, AL, October 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8913° N, 85.1455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eufaula, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8913&lon=-85.1455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50961, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50961) (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: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 850 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791030029789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FROZE ENROUTE DUE TO OIL DEPLETION. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. NO GASKET IN OIL FILTER.

## 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 MIA80FKJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ08), Oct 30, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N50961), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage

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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