# Accident 19861124083829A: Cessna 177RG, Republic, WA, November 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1986, 16:48 local time
- Place: Republic, WA
- Airport: Ferry Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5906° N, 118.7002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5906&lon=-118.7002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52069, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52069-1988-04-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,290 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861124083829A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES DURING A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. THE VFR PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING FLIGHT IN IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA87FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA031), Nov 25, 1986: Cessna 177RG (N52069), Republic, WA, destroyed, 1 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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