# NTSB CHI76FEC32: Cessna 177RG, N8060G, Owosso, MI, March 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1976
- Place: Owosso, MI · OWOSSO, MI
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0364  76/3/10    OWOSSO,MI           CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N8060G              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 27, 2700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWOSSO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWOSSO,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG FUEL PUMP(AC-JT PUMP NO.40296) INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8060G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060G-1976-04-15), registration cancelled 1976-04-15, S/N 177RG0060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Owosso

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760310004539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760310004539A), Mar 10, 1976: Cessna 177RG, Owosso, MI, Destroyed. Eng fuel pump(ac-jt pump no.40296) inop.

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.

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