# Incident 19940411020819I: Cessna 177RG, South Lake Taho, CA, April 11, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1994, 13:58 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34938, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34938-2009-09-16) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940411020819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A WOODEN POST WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE.

## Other reports on N34938 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950514011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514011609A), May 14, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Oakland, CA, Destroyed. Rough engine on takeoff. Aborted. Ran off end runway into rough field. Was 214LBS over gross weight. Engine normal.
- [Incident 19830217060939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217060939I), Feb 17, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Loud noise on gear retraction. Unable to lock down. Landed gear up. Main gear actuating system bearing had failed.
- [Accident 19810707042839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707042839A), Jul 7, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel hit log on runway. As pilot made go-around, wheel was torn off and gear collapsed during landing.

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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