# Accident 19930725025369A: Cessna 177RG, Greensburg, IN, July 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1993, 21:30 local time
- Place: Greensburg, IN
- Airport: County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2292° N, 85.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2292&lon=-85.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1850Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1850Q) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,248 total, 132 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025369A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IMPACTED POWERLINE LANDING. REMAINED ALOFT. IMPACT DAMAGED GEAR DOWNLOCK. DIVERTED TO I34.

## 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 CHI93LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA284), Jul 26, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N1850Q), Columbus, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot in command's failure to maintain proper clearance. A factor involved in this accident is the pilot in command's failure to maintain a proper glidepath.

## Other reports on N1850Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19890131005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131005509I), Jan 31, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N1850Q), Buffalo, NY. Electrical power failure during climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found a bad voltage regulator.
- [Incident 19800718081549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718081549I), Jul 18, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N1850Q), Paducah, KY, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear before landing.
- [Incident 19800703059479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059479I), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N1850Q), Angola, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend, fairing door on nose gear strut out of adjustment.

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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