# Incident 19800605046129I: Cessna 177RG, Grand Rapids, MI, June 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52882, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52882) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605046129I

## Narrative

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

PILOTS SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE, TURNED MASTER SWITCH OFF, LANDED. BURNED WIRE CAUSED BY LOOSE CONNECTION ON CB

## Other reports on N52882 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801122080119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122080119I), Nov 22, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N52882), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. During instructional flight, student made hard landing.

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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