# Accident 19850416012449A: Cessna 177RG, Chinle, AZ, April 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chinle, AZ
- Airport: Chinle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2308° N, 109.5707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2308&lon=-109.5707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1217M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1217M) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,082 total, 25 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850416012449A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED ON ROLLOUT AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA207), Apr 16, 1985: Cessna 177 (N1217M), Chinle, AZ, 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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