# Accident 20080816843829A: Cessna 177, Glendale, AZ, August 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2008, 18:49 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5267° N, 112.2950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5267&lon=-112.2950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29304-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816843829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE ON DEPARTURE FROM GEU FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD. COULD NOT DETERMINE REASONS FOR INABILITY TO GAIN ALTITUDE. BLOCK 31: CHECK RIDE IS APPROXIMATE. PILOT DID NOT HAVE HIS LOG BOOK HANDY.

## 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 SEA08CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA180), Aug 17, 2008: Cessna 177 (N29304), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the high atmospheric temperature.

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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