# Accident 19920118000799A: Cessna 177RG, Indianapolis, IN, January 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1992, 10:10 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7900° N, 86.2890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7900&lon=-86.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8013G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8013G-2011-07-20) (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: 885 total, 42 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118000799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ON CITY STREET GEAR UP. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 CHI92LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA073), Jan 18, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N8013G), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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