# Accident 19860801036959A: Cessna 177RG, Oshkosh, WI, August 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1986, 13:02 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0597° N, 88.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0597&lon=-88.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52476, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52476) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 784 total, 20 in this make and model, 550 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801036959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED IN A LAKE AFTER CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. NO MEASUREABLE QUANTITY OF FUEL IN TANKS

## 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 CHI86FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA192), Aug 1, 1986: Cessna 177RG (N52476), Oshkosh, WI, 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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