# Accident 19920510013989A: Cessna 177, Lusby, MD, May 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1992, 18:20 local time
- Place: Lusby, MD
- Airport: Chesapeake Ranch Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4100° N, 76.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4100&lon=-76.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177RD-1996-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920510013989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO TREES. CARBURETOR PRIMARY VENTRI SEPARATED.

## 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 BFO92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA058), May 10, 1992: Cessna 177 (N177RD), Lusby, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE CARBURETOR RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N177RD (1)

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

- [Incident 19801101078719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101078719I), Nov 1, 1980: Cessna 177 (N177RD), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Za zp pilot exhausted fuel on pleasure flight. Landed on highway at night. Wing struck car, minor injury to driver

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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