# Incident 19800415050969I: Cessna 177RG, Yuma, AZ, April 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34949, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34949) (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: 2,300 total, 20 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/19800415050969I

## Narrative

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

PLANE TAXIED INTO CONSTRUCTION AREA, NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A BERM.

## Other reports on N34949 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850921054619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921054619I), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N34949), Morganton, NC, Minor damage. Cockpit filled with smoke due to improper procedure during oil change. Turned off master, gear collapsed on landing

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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