# Incident 19890214013489I: Cessna 177RG, Lancaster, TX, February 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1989, 21:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5776° N, 96.7175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER RGNL (LNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5776&lon=-96.7175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2637V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2637V-2012-02-06) (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: 203 total, 9 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890214013489I

## Narrative

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

LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT AND VARIATION IN VOR NEEDLE. LOST COMMUNICATION. CHOSE TO LAND AT LANCASTER. ALTERNATOR FAILURE.

## Other reports on N2637V (3)

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

- [Accident 20110405005299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110405005299A), Apr 5, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N2637V), Substantial damage. While in cruise at 8500' the pilot heard a loud pop sound followed by a loss of engine power. Pilot said he attempted to restart the engine without success.…
- [Accident 19990606044319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606044319A), Jun 6, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N2637V), Cheyenne, WY, No damage. (-23) Pilot flew from waxahachie, Texas to Cheyenne, WY. According to NTSB the pilot stated he by-passed one runway and decided to land on runway 26. He ran…
- [Accident 19850926074979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850926074979A), Sep 26, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N2637V), Ennis, TX, Substantial damage. Hydraulic pump bracket cracked, allowing movement to crack line to gear selector. Partial gear extension on 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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