# Accident 19791222037389A: Cessna 177RG, Greenfield, IA, December 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1979, 04:00 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IA
- Airport: Greenfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3272° N, 94.4452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENFIELD MUNI (GFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3272&lon=-94.4452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52195, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52195) (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: 1,394 total, 21 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222037389A

## Narrative

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

HIT GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY WHILE MAKING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN HEAVY GROUND FOG. ERROR IN FUEL GAUGES.

## 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 MKC80FCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD09), Dec 22, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N52195), Greenfield, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52195 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801209087369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801209087369I), Dec 9, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N52195), Teterboro, NJ. Za zg zk unable to get a gear safe indication. Found faulty switch on the nose gear.

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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