# Accident 19800516016969A: Cessna 177RG, Congress, AZ, May 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Congress, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1625° N, 112.8507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Congress, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1625&lon=-112.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 500 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516016969A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK ROAD SIGN DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON A COUNTY ROAD.

## 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 LAX80DUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ59), May 16, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N417DK), Congress, AZ, 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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