# Accident 19851116057499A: Cessna 177A, Springerville, AZ, November 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4296° N, 110.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4296&lon=-110.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30351 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 484 total, 365 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851116057499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POLE,WIRES AND FENCE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED.

## 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 LAX86LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA041), Nov 16, 1985: Cessna 177A (N30351), Springerville, 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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