# Accident 19970525011859A: Cessna 177, Rota, PS, May 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1997, 13:20 local time
- Place: Rota, PS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N53079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525011859A

## Narrative

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

MAYDAY DUE ENGINE FAILURE. DITCHED IN OCEAN. 177 SANK. PEOPLE RESUED BY FISH VESSEL. MOGAS IN USE. NO STC.

## 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 LAX97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA193), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, Sark, destroyed. Probable cause: the unauthorized use of automobile gasoline which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel vapor generation.

## Other reports on N53079 (3)

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

- [Accident 19831108056559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056559A), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N53079), Boring, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to abort off airport landing, aircraft hit tree and crashed in residential area trying to take off.
- [Accident 19800710028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710028469A), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna A185F (N53079), Portage Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, crash-landed on hillside. Found water in fuel.
- [Accident 19761112035459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112035459A), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna A185F (N53079), Wiseman, AK, Substantial damage. Mail flt.

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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