# Incident 19880703045509I: Cessna 177RG, Cedartown, GA, July 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1988, 11:40 local time
- Place: Cedartown, GA
- Airport: Cornelius Moore Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0232° N, 85.2484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedartown, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0232&lon=-85.2484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2176Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2176Q) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 350 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703045509I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. VECTORED TO NEAR AIRPORT BUT LANDED IN  OPEN FIELD. PISTON WOULD NOT MOVE AS ENGINE WAS ROTATED.

## Other reports on N2176Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20251006017909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251006017909I), Oct 6, 2025: Cessna 177RG (N2176Q), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. The pilot reported that on final approach, he neglected to extend the landing gear, resulting in a gear-up landing.
- [Incident 19781227020099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227020099I), Dec 27, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N2176Q), Celina, OH. Oil pressure went to zero, prop RPM increased, engine idled for landing. Oil pump had broken.

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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