# Accident 19871206069569A: Cessna 177RG, Great Falls, MT, December 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4823° N, 111.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4823&lon=-111.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8035G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8035G-2021-10-01) (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: 854 total, 299 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206069569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INJURED BY PROPELLER WHILE TRYING TO HAND START THE AIRCRAFT. FORGOT TO TURN IGNITION OFF.LEG SEVERED AT KNEE

## 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 DEN88LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA034), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N8035G), Great Falls, MT, minor damage

## Other reports on N8035G (2)

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

- [Incident 20151117021019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151117021019I), Nov 17, 2015: Cessna 177RG (N8035G), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Pilot reported gear unsafe light. Tower performed a visual and gear appeared down. Pilot exited pattern to perform emergency checklist procedures followed by…
- [Incident 20150418005649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418005649I), Apr 18, 2015: Cessna 177RG (N8035G), Austin, TX, Minor damage. During take off, while still in the traffic pattern, the pilot noticed a white smoke coming out from behind the instrument panel that smelled electrical. He…

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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