# Accident 20160930019729A: Cessna 177RG, Cloquet, MN, September 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2016, 15:56 local time
- Place: Cloquet, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7011° N, 92.5036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7011&lon=-92.5036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1528H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1528H-2019-01-29) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 828 total, 389 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160930019729A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 177RG WAS ENROUTE FROM COOK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCQM) TO FIELD OF DREAMS AIRPORT (04W).  DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT STARTED HEARING ABNORMAL KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE.  PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO CLOQUET/CARLTON COUNTY AIRPORT (KCOQ).  AT 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AND APPROXIMATELY 2,200 FEET AGL, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AND CONFIGURE FOR LANDING.  PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD AND TRAVELED 1280 FEET BEFORE STOPPING.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 680 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 17 WHEN IT ENTERED THE DITCH NEXT TO ROAD.  DURING THE FINAL STOP, THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION.

## 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 CEN16LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA391), Sep 30, 2016: Cessna 177RG (N1528H), Cloquet, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A lack of lubrication in the engine for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in a failure of the No. 4 connecting rod and a subsequent total loss of…

## Other reports on N1528H (1)

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

- [Incident 19900503026539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900503026539I), May 3, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N1528H), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Severe vibrations on approach. Engine quit after landing. Found NR3 cylinder separated from the engine case.

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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