# Accident 19800512081739A: Cessna 177, Bouse, AZ, May 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Bouse, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9325° N, 114.0058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bouse, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9325&lon=-114.0058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2868X-2008-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512081739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. OVERSHOT EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE VENT PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX80FUJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ58), May 12, 1980: Cessna 177 (N2868X), Bouse, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2868X (1)

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

- [Incident 19880602024499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880602024499I), Jun 2, 1988: Cessna 177 (N2868X), Denver, CO. Ran out of fuel on a local pleasure flight. Forced landing in a field 2 miles from airport in traffic pattern.

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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