# Accident 20170707008999A: Cessna 177RG, Vacaville, CA, July 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2017, 08:29 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4000° N, 121.9419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4000&lon=-121.9419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7532V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7532V-2021-01-30) (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: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170707008999A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 7, 2017, AT 0839 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N7532V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB ABOUT 2 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NUT TREE AIRPORT (VCB), VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PLANNED DESTINATION WAS RIO VISTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (O88), RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA.

## 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 WPR17LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA142), Jul 7, 2017: Cessna 177RG (N7532V), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction that would…

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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