# Incident 19791129045189I: Cessna 177RG, Albany, NY, November 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2768V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2768V) (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: 2,000 total, 1,000 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/19791129045189I

## Narrative

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

VOLTAGE REGULATOR BURNED OUT DURING CRUISE, BURNING ODOR ENTERED COCKPIT. PAPERWORK NOT IN ORDER.

## Other reports on N2768V (1)

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

- [Incident 20210405018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210405018449I), Apr 5, 2021: Cessna 177RG (N2768V), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. At appoximately 1930Z, pilot departed and after selected the landing gear handle up, noticed he did not have an amber light indicating the gear was up and…

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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