# Accident 20090613009819A: Cessna 177RG, Laconia, NH, June 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5653° N, 71.4469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5653&lon=-71.4469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52670, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52670-2013-04-08) (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: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613009819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL WAS FOUND IN THE CASE.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND OIL ON THE RIGHT LOWER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT CAME FROM THE AREA OF THE RIGHT COWL FLAP.  OIL AS FOUND ON THE RUNUP AREA OF THE RAMP AT THE LOCONIA AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA09FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA343), Jun 13, 2009: Cessna 177 RG (N52670), Gilford, NH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil exhaustion from the fracture of the nipple for the engine oil cooler return line. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic's signoff and release of the airplane…

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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