# Incident 19810221028869I: Cessna 414, El Cajon, CA, February 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1981, 12:22 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8177Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8177Q-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 4
- 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/19810221028869I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI RIGHT PROP STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT. STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO ELIMINATE THIS HAZARD BY THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N8177Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20130503006839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130503006839I), May 3, 2013: Cessna 414 (N8177Q), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft was on a business flight from worthington, MN (otg) to st. paul MN (stp). While descending from cruise altitude of 12,000' MSL about 45 miles sw of…

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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