# Accident 19810411015529A: Cessna 177B, Questa, NM, April 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Questa, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7106° N, 105.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Questa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7106&lon=-105.6059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11LW-1982-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015529A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN PILOT MADE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AFTER BEOMING LOST ON CROSS-COUNTRY.

## 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 FTW81DQA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA23), Apr 11, 1981: Cessna 177 (N11LW), Questa, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11LW (1)

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

- [Incident 19780602041489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602041489I), Jun 2, 1978: Cessna 177 (N11LW), Crestview, FL, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Fuel valve found in an almost closed position, no other mechanical problem.

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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