# Accident 19800427017499A: Cessna 177RG, Garberville, CA, April 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: 18
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1003° N, 123.7943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garberville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1003&lon=-123.7943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2138Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,223 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427017499A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. AIRPLANE HIT TREES. FOUND FUEL TANKS EMPTY. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 SEA80FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA027), Apr 27, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2138Q), Garberville, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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