# Incident 19830618061579I: Cessna 177RG, Ozark, AL, June 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1983, 17:03 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4300° N, 85.6404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4300&lon=-85.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7515V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7515V) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,354 total, 59 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83IA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618061579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE DURING A FLIGHT TEST. STRUCK A DITCH ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD COME LOOSE.

## 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 ATL83IA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA234), Jun 18, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N7515V), Ozark, AL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N7515V (1)

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

- [Accident 19770417008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417008709A), Apr 17, 1977: Cessna 177RG (N7515V), George West, TX, 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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