# Accident 20021031031349A: Cessna 177RG, Marshall, AR, October 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2002, 11:10 local time
- Place: Marshall, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8986° N, 92.6597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8986&lon=-92.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35866, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35866) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021031031349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 31, 2002, AT 1110 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, REGISTRATION NUMBER N35866, SERIAL NUMBER 177RG1065 WHILE BEING OPERATED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT GENE MALCOLM RICHARDSON, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD FIVE MILES NORTH OF MARSHALL, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A POSITIONING FLIGHT BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS (CARROLL COUNTY AIRPORT 4M1) UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA026), Oct 31, 2002: Cessna 177RG (N35866), Marshall, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N35866 (1)

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

- [Incident 20181022020579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181022020579I), Oct 22, 2018: Cessna 177RG (N35866), Clarksville, TN, Minor damage. On October 22, 2018 at approximately 2230Z, a Cessna 177RG aircraft, N35866 sustained minor damage while landing without the landing gear down and locked…

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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