# Accident 19810823051449A: Cessna 177RG, Cheyenne, WY, August 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1980Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1980Q-1983-04-16) (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: 425 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051449A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. STRUCK POWER-LINE TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD.

## 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 DEN81FTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC24), Aug 23, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N1980Q), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1980Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19791116055609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116055609I), Nov 16, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N1980Q), Kimball, NE, Minor damage. Landed long and overran runway end striking light. Pilot failed field sobriety test given by sheriff.

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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