# Accident 19810827051809A: Cessna 177RG, Leoti, KS, August 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1981, 22:15 local time
- Place: Leoti, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4834° N, 101.3576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leoti, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4834&lon=-101.3576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1579H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1579H-1988-04-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 14 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810827051809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SIEZED. CRASHED DURING RIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND HOLE IN BATTERED #4 CYLINDER FROM DETONATION.

## 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 MKC81FCQ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ49), Aug 27, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N1579H), Leoti, KS, 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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