# Accident 19791218036009A: Cessna 177RG, Mashpee, MA, December 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mashpee, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6484° N, 70.4811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mashpee, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6484&lon=-70.4811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35106, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35106-1982-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 85 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218036009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. DID NOT USE AUX FUEL PUMP FOR RESTART. LANDED IN TREES. FOUND DEFECTIVE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. .

## 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 NYC80FNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA06), Dec 18, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N35106), Mashpee, MA, 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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