# Accident 19810117002229A: Cessna 177RG, Flagstaff, AZ, January 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1981, 14:16 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8088G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8088G-2013-05-13) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,021 total, 174 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117002229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND POWER-POLE. LOW CEILINGS & VISIBILITY IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. CONTINUED VFR INTO IFR WEATHER.

## 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 LAX81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA036), Jan 17, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N8088G), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8088G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800202030939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202030939I), Feb 2, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N8088G), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Approach asked pilot for quick descent to pattern altitude. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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