# Accident 19810613062819A: Cessna 177RG, Kewanee, IL, June 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kewanee, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2391° N, 89.9257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kewanee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2391&lon=-89.9257&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123LS) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 63 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613062819A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI81DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE39), Jun 13, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N123LS), Kewanee, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N123LS (2)

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

- [Accident 20220402004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220402004909A), Apr 2, 2022: Cessna 177RG (N123LS), Laytonsville, MD, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that during an approach to landing on runway 26 at Davis airstrip (W50), Laytonsville, MD. He was to low and undershot the runway striking a 4…
- [Incident 19780207006259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207006259I), Feb 7, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N123LS), Tifton, GA, 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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