# Incident 19960601017179I: Cessna 177RG, Morgantown, PA, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 14:28 local time
- Place: Morgantown, PA
- Airport: Morgantown Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1575° N, 75.8692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Morgantown Airport (O03), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1575&lon=-75.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2769V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2769V-2011-11-23) (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: 300 total, 5 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601017179I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 1, 1996, AIRCRAFT N2769V, PILOTED BY RICHARD COOPER, EN-ROUTE TO LANCASTER, PA EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND DIVERTED HIS VFR FLIGHT TO MORGANTOWN (6PA4). HE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT MORGANTOWN AIRPORT. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE QUIT AND MR. COOPER WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A NEARBY GRASS FIELD. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A THREE INCH HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT - NO INJURIES. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL FOLLOW. AIRCRAFT TO BE TOWED OUT OF FIELD.

## Other reports on N2769V (1)

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

- [Incident 20080701834589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080701834589I), Jul 1, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N2769V), Doylestown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot approached for landing was distracted and forgot to put the gear down, consequently landed with gear in the retracted position and there were no…

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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