# Accident 19800425010749A: Cessna 177RG, Dorr, MI, April 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1980, 14:10 local time
- Place: Dorr, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.7267° N, 85.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorr, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7267&lon=-85.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34027, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34027-1982-07-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425010749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON GOAROUND ON PRACTICE FORCED LANDING.HIGH SINK RATE PRIOR TO IMPACT.MIXTURE DEFECT.

## 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 CHI80FEM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM23), Apr 25, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N34027), Dorr, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34027 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800125015649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125015649I), Jan 25, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N34027), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Pilot did not use emergency gear extension system and nosegear collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19780825038159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825038159I), Aug 25, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N34027), Pellston, MI. Engine quit, uneventful landing on road. Mechanic found failue of fuel injection servo, recently installed.

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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