# Accident 19800430021439A: Cessna 177RG, Raymondville, TX, April 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1980, 10:55 local time
- Place: Raymondville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4757° N, 97.7777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raymondville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4757&lon=-97.7777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2107Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2107Q-1982-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 127 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430021439A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80FRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG50), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2107Q), Raymondville, TX, 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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