# Accident 19811005065249A: Cessna 177A, Gibralter, MI, October 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1981, 23:15 local time
- Place: Gibralter, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0991° N, 83.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROSSE ILE MUNI (ONZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0991&lon=-83.1615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30624, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30624-2021-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,862 total, 91 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. LEAKING FUEL HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN FACTOR.

## 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 CHI82FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC01), Oct 5, 1981: Cessna 177A (N30624), Gibralter, MI, 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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