# Incident 19830528041539I: Cessna 177B, Downsville, NY, May 28, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Downsville, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0846° N, 74.9977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Downsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0846&lon=-74.9977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18643, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18643) (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 O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528041539I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE.  LANDED SAFE.  BELIEVED FUEL STARVATION.  ONE EMPTY AND ONE FULL TANK.  SELECTOR ON BOTH.

## Other reports on N18643 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830602041529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602041529I), Jun 2, 1983: Cessna 177B (N18643), Downsville, NY, Minor damage. Taxiied down a steep rough hill to repark aircraft. Nose wheel hit a hole. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19771223038269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223038269A), Dec 23, 1977: Cessna 177B (N18643), Tuscaloosa, AL, 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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