# Accident 19851127058179A: Cessna 177RG, San Bernadino, CA, November 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1985, 20:45 local time
- Place: San Bernadino, CA
- Airport: Norton Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1710° N, 117.2402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1710&lon=-117.2402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7541V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7541V-2013-05-08) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,582 total, 0 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851127058179A

## Narrative

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

FLEW UNDER THE CLOUDS AT NIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.NOT CURRENT UNDER FAR 61.57E.

## 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 LAX86FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA048), Nov 28, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N7541V), San Bernardino, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N7541V (2)

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

- [Incident 19780322010499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322010499I), Mar 22, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N7541V), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot advised of nose gear up. Could not extend. Drag link bolt had backed out. Gear indicated safe.
- [Accident 19770805023852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805023852A), Aug 5, 1977: Cessna 177RG (N7541V), Fort Worth, 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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