# Incident 19881004044289I: Cessna 177RG, Venice, FL, October 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1988, 13:25 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1170° N, 82.4152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1170&lon=-82.4152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8201G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8201G) (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 O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004044289I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RECOVER ENGINE POWER. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. RIGHT TANK HAD TRACES OF WATER.

## Other reports on N8201G (1)

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

- [Incident 19890607040939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607040939I), Jun 7, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N8201G), Arcadia, FL. Aircraft lost oil pressure and made forced landing. Found a broken oil line leaking.

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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