# Accident 19880717026709A: Cessna 177RG, Mankato, MN, July 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1988, 04:45 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1597° N, 93.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1597&lon=-93.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2059Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2059Q-2017-02-28) (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: 786 total, 27 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717026709A

## Narrative

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

OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. TRIED FOR AIRPORT. ENGINE SEIZED. CRASHED SHORT. PROP GOVERNOR OIL LINE BROKE. NOT SECURED.

## 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 CHI88LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA167), Jul 17, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N2059Q), Mankato, MN, 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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