# Accident 20070430006649A: Cessna 177RG, Perris, CA, April 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7569° N, 117.2639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7569&lon=-117.2639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177R-2008-03-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,278 total, 4,678 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070430006649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO UNSPECIFIED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, PILOT FORCE LANDED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN GOOD HOPE, CA STRIKING A TREE.

## 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 LAX07CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA146), Apr 30, 2007: Cessna 177RG (N177R), Perris, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to an improperly installed magneto housing by the owner/pilot.

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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