# Accident 19820119001449A: Cessna 177RG, Des Moines, IA, January 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1982, 06:30 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Morningstar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6308° N, 93.7908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6308&lon=-93.7908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1969Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1969Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 380 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119001449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON FREEWAY. DEFECTIVE BENDIX SERVO FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY MODEL RSA 5AO1.

## 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 MKC82DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA017), Jan 19, 1982: Cessna 177RG (N1969Q), Urbandale, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1969Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19940322009449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940322009449I), Mar 22, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N1969Q), Terrell, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: departed 1F7 at 6:30 am on Tuesday 3-22-94. Picked up IFR clearance from fortworth center for flight to T27. Upon seeing the airport at T27, I…
- [Incident 19920707056919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707056919I), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N1969Q), Aurora, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft would not accelerate past 70 knots on takeoff. Would not gain altitude. Landed straight ahead in field.

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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