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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Raymondville, TX · April 30, 1980

Date
April 30, 1980 · 10:55 local
Place
Raymondville, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2107Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FRG50
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,040 total127 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Severe engine vibration en route. Shut down. Landed in trees. Engine oil pump diaphram ruptured. Lost oil.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION EN ROUTE. SHUT DOWN. LANDED IN TREES. ENGINE OIL PUMP DIAPHRAM RUPTURED. LOST OIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.