# Incident 19810204014159I: Cessna 177RG, Wichita, KS, February 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1981, 05:45 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Mid Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50038-2014-10-14) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 10 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/19810204014159I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED DOWN TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 FEET, FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N50038 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820818039359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818039359A), Aug 18, 1982: Cessna 177RG (N50038), Afton, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on a road due to severe weather en route. Wing struck a tree while taxiing for takeoff after weather cleared

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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