# Accident 19910413010219A: Cessna 177RG, Saluda, SC, April 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1991, 12:20 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0008° N, 81.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0008&lon=-81.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1960Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1960Q-1997-02-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 55 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413010219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING PRACTICE.

## 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 ATL91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA080), Apr 13, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N1960Q), Saluda, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1960Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19800716061399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716061399I), Jul 16, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N1960Q), Summerville, SC, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear before landing.
- [Accident 19780213002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780213002009A), Feb 13, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N1960Q), OK, 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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