# Accident 19850919045759A: Cessna 177RG, Neola, WV, September 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Neola, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9660° N, 80.1301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neola, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9660&lon=-80.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800JH-1991-02-07) (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: 386 total, 259 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045759A

## Narrative

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

CRACKED CRANKCASE CAUSED OIL LOSS, POWER FAILURE. HIT TREES AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD. CAUSE OF CRACK UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ATL85LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA279), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N800JH), Neola, WV, 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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