# Accident 19860429015219A: Cessna 177RG, Placerville, CA, April 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7304° N, 120.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7304&lon=-120.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34020, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34020-1988-11-28) (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: 409 total, 12 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860429015219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN A LAKE DUE TO VIBRATION AND OIL LOSS. PROP GOVERNOR LINE CHAFED. 1 HOUR SINCE 100 HOUR.

## 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 LAX86LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA199), Apr 29, 1986: Cessna 177RG (N34020), Placerville, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N34020 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851203068049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851203068049I), Dec 3, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N34020), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear for landing.

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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