# Accident 19870620021059A: Cessna 177RG, Batavia, NY, June 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1987, 12:40 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genessee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9897° N, 78.1799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9897&lon=-78.1799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8021G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8021G-2013-05-13) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,899 total, 388 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870620021059A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. HIT A FENCE ON FORCED LANDING DUE TO CHILDREN IN FIELD. PROPELLER LOW PITCH STOP HAD BROKEN.

## 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 NYC87LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA181), Jun 20, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N8021G), Batavia, NY, 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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