# Incident 19880410023389I: Cessna 177RG, Dighton, MI, April 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1988, 16:50 local time
- Place: Dighton, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0878° N, 85.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dighton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0878&lon=-85.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2514V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2514V-2011-05-20) (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: 1,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880410023389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR POWERLINES AT END OF RUNWAY. STRUCK AND BROKE THE TOP LINE. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N2514V (1)

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

- [Accident 19840206002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840206002219A), Feb 6, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N2514V), Logansport, IN, Substantial damage. Engine began running rough after liftoff. Pilot immediately turned back to runway. Crash occurred during landing.

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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