# Accident 20020426007609A: Cessna 177B, Fullerton, CA, April 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2002, 05:50 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8789° N, 117.8942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8789&lon=-117.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177DP-2002-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020426007609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILED (LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE), FORCED LANDING INTO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD. WHILE AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT HIT CHAIN LINK FENCE, CAUSING CRASH AND AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES. RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER HAD NO INJURIES. REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED SPRAINED ELBOW AND SHOULDER INJURY.

## 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 LAX02FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA144), Apr 26, 2002: Cessna 177B (N177DP), Fullerton, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight resulting from oil exhaustion. The oil exhaustion resulted from deterioration and total failure of the oil filter converter plate gasket, which had…

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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