# Accident 19920223003369A: Cessna 177RG, Durango, CO, February 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1992, 12:18 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2694° N, 107.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2694&lon=-107.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550V-2013-07-09) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,718 total, 12 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003369A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON CLIMBOUT. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. CRASH LANDED IN SNOW. ENGINE HAD THROWN CONNECTING ROD THRU ENGINE CASE.

## 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 DEN92LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA037), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. FACTORS WERE: ROUGH AND UNEVEN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N2550V (2)

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

- [Incident 19790506025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506025789I), May 6, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control and ran off runway into identifier sign.
- [Incident 19781012030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012030159I), Oct 12, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Plane bounced, porpoised, collapsed the nose gear. Bolts in the drag link assembly were sheared.

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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