# Accident 19810809048579A: Cessna 177, Lavina, MT, August 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lavina, MT
- Airport: Lavina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3073° N, 108.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAVINA (80S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3073&lon=-108.9548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34007, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34007-2013-08-13) (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 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB TO CRUISE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. CORRODE SUMP DRAINS. SAT OUT IN RAIN FOR 3 MONTHS.

## 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 DEN81FTA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA13), Aug 9, 1981: Cessna 177 (N34007), Lavina, MT, substantial damage

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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