# Accident 19840623026499A: Cessna 177RG, Pell City, AL, June 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: Saint Clair Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6308° N, 86.2904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6308&lon=-86.2904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7554V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7554V) (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: 1,211 total, 5 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FKG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840623026499A

## Narrative

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

INDUCTION ALTERNATE AIR DOOR HINGE FAILED. DOOR LODGED ACROSS INJECTOR TUBE ENGINE QUIT, LANDED IN FIELD,HIT FENCE.

## 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 ATL84FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FKG08), Jun 23, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N7554V), Pell City, 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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