# Accident 19811205079669A: Cessna 177B, Villa Grove, IL, December 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Villa Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8645° N, 88.1597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Villa Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8645&lon=-88.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34613-2012-11-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,555 total, 1,031 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEV04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811205079669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK POWERPOLE LANDING IN FIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICE.

## 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 CHI82FEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEV04), Dec 5, 1981: Cessna 177B (N34613), Villa Grove, IL, 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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