# Accident 19810523028249A: Cessna 177RG, Newton, KS, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 00:30 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45354, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45354-1982-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 17 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523028249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED ON NIGHT TEST FLIGHT. FOUND MECHANIC HAD NOT REPLACED DRAINED OIL OR PLUG. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK.

## 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 MKC81FCQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ34), May 23, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N45354), Newton, KS, destroyed

## Other reports on N45354 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780207006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207006249I), Feb 7, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N45354), Venice, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the 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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