# NTSB CHI79FEP25: Cessna 177RG, N8071G, Mount Horeb, WI, January 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1979
- Place: Mount Horeb, WI · MOUNT HOREB, WI
- Location: 43.0059° N, 89.7317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Horeb, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0059&lon=-89.7317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0485  79/1/26    MOUNT HOREB,WI      CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 381
        TIME - 0930                    N8071G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GONSTEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNT HOREB WI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8071G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8071G), registered now, S/N 177RG0071, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gonstead

## 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 19790126001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001599A), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 177RG, Mount Horeb, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot hit snow drift on landing. The bolt holding gear pivot to pivot shaft sheared. No prior defect.

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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