# Incident 19830414020169I: Cessna 177RG, Willits, CA, April 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1983, 14:58 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Willits Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4513° N, 123.3723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLS FLD/WILLITS MUNI (O28), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4513&lon=-123.3723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52543, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52543) (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 O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,726 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830414020169I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF THE BRAKES FAILED. ROLLED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOME BRUSH. FOUND BRAKE PADS WERE WORN COMPLETELY OFF

## Other reports on N52543 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950901032529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901032529I), Sep 1, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N52543), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. 3 Tries to land. Struck lights. Third try made it. Taxied park with flat nose tire. Had little time in 177,fatigued

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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