# Accident 19800707028369A: Cessna 177RG, Sinaloa, Mexico, July 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sinaloa, Mexico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2581V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 558 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707028369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE DUE TO A LOW FUEL CONDITION AND CONTAMINATED FUEL PURCHASED IN MEXICO.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2581V (2)

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

- [Incident 19970619020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619020669I), Jun 19, 1997: Cessna 177RG (N2581V), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. Drying land at airport unable extend nose gear. Elected return to base ocf. Landed gear up on grass. Actuator failed
- [Incident 19940726031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726031589I), Jul 26, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2581V), Aiken, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot heard a "pop" and noticed an odor of oil. Noted an unsafe gear indication and heard hydro pump running. Maingear would not fully extend and…

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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