# Incident 19801212087499I: Cessna 177RG, Montrose, CO, December 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4688° N, 107.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4688&lon=-107.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45385, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45385) (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: 240 total, 2 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/19801212087499I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N45385 (2)

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

- [Incident 20100611034929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100611034929I), Jun 11, 2010: Cessna 177RG (N45385), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up on runway 25, North Las Vegas Airport (vgt), 2 POB, no injuries. Nose gear failed to extend upon initial landing approach to vgt, rwy…
- [Incident 19780414012459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780414012459I), Apr 14, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N45385), Thousand Oaks, CA. Forced landing after engine quit, unable to determine cause.

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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