# Accident 19791225035459A: Cessna 177RG, Hood River, OR, December 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1979, 19:04 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Hood River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7091° N, 121.5241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hood River, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7091&lon=-121.5241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2185Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2185Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 955 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791225035459A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN ON EDGE OF FOG-SHROUDED RUNWAY. LEFT GEAR HIT SNOWBANK. AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 SEA80DYM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM11), Dec 25, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2185Q), Hood River, OR, 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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