# Accident 19881001048589A: Cessna 177RG, Bellingham, WA, October 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1988, 10:47 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7908° N, 122.4092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7908&lon=-122.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2068Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2068Q-1990-07-19) (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: 2,916 total, 165 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881001048589A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON INTITIAL CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED HARD ON RUNWAY. FLAP OF RUBBER BLOCKED FUEL LINE AT METAL LINE CONNECTION

## 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 SEA89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA004), Oct 1, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N2068Q), Bellingham, WA, 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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