# Accident 19860819040919A: Cessna 177RG, Cordova, AK, August 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2743° N, 146.4035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2743&lon=-146.4035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52137, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52137-2013-04-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,532 total, 500 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819040919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AFTER CLEARANCE FOR APPROACH. WAS BELOW MOCA FOR AREA AND IFR APPROACH. ALCOHOL MENTIONED

## 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 ANC86FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA130), Aug 19, 1986: Cessna 177RG (N52137), Hinchinbrook Is, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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