# Incident 19830424023829I: Cessna 177RG, Golden, CO, April 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1983, 17:50 local time
- Place: Golden, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7425° N, 105.2106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7425&lon=-105.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52655, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52655-1990-08-14) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 2 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424023829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT USED REDUCED FUEL LOAD FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT DUE TO LOAD. RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON A HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N52655 (3)

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

- [Accident 19880903036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903036899A), Sep 3, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N52655), Berkeley, KY, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Stalled into trees. Fuel selector on empty tank other was full. No attempt to select full tank.
- [Incident 19830626038499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626038499I), Jun 26, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N52655), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Instructor allowed aircraft to land gear up while he talked his student through an accuracy type landing.
- [Incident 19790829033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829033529I), Aug 29, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N52655), Boulder, CO. Forced landing due to power loss. Found screws missing from throttle clamp.

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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