# Incident 19810726061359I: Cessna 177B, West Bend, WI, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 16:58 local time
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4175° N, 88.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bend, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4175&lon=-88.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12984, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12984) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 360 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726061359I

## Narrative

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

ZA EXHAUSTED FUEL SUPPLY. ENGINE QUIT. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N12984 (1)

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

- [Accident 20260221001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221001639A), Feb 21, 2026: Cessna 177B (N12984), Rocky Junction, AZ, Destroyed. On February 21, 2026, a Cessna 177, with a pilot and one passenger onboard, departed payson airport on a VFR cross-country flight. The preflight inspection,…

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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