# Incident 19860718073599I: Cessna 177B, Atkinson, MN, July 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Atkinson, MN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6122° N, 92.5655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atkinson, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6122&lon=-92.5655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34462-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718073599I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND WAS SHUT DOWN. CONNECTING ROD BROKEN. SAFE LANDING ON A HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N34462 (2)

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

- [Accident 20170603018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170603018979A), Jun 3, 2017: Cessna 177B (N34462), Guttenburg, IA, Substantial damage. General aviation airstrip IA23 is a privately owned grass strip. The center line is not marked. The pilot stated that he was lined up on short final. As he…
- [Incident 20130714012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130714012819I), Jul 14, 2013: Cessna 177B (N34462), Monticello, IA, No damage. The aircraft was fully fueled with a fuel capacity of 48.5 gallons of usable fuel before being rented and flown 2.6 hours. Without refueling another pilot…

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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