# Incident 19890315021389I: Cessna 177RG, Blythe, CA, March 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1989, 07:30 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33274, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33274) (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 IO360A1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,300 total, 70 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315021389I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NOISE. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. FORCED LANDING. NR4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD FRACTURED CRANKCASE.

## Other reports on N33274 (3)

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

- [Incident 19880422020519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422020519I), Apr 22, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N33274), Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed to check gear down for landing.
- [Incident 19820617036109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820617036109I), Jun 17, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N33274), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot trainee forgot gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19810521056139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521056139I), May 21, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N33274), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Found a broken rod end bearing. P/n S2426-6. Main gear would not extend.

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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