# Accident 20070618011199A: Cessna 177RG, Oceanside, CA, June 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2007, 18:45 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1819° N, 117.3044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1819&lon=-117.3044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2144Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2144Q-2014-09-16) (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: 248 total, 243 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070618011199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2007, ABOUT 1845 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N2144Q, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND STRUCK A CAR DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 78, IN OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA. DURING AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE FAA IIC, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO BREAK IN A NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED IN THE AIRPLANE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE.

## 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 SEA07LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA172), Jun 19, 2007: Cessna 177RG (N2144Q), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the propeller governor (gasket) by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a oil exhaustion induced total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the lack…

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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