# NTSB CHI80FEM23: Cessna 177RG, N34027, Dorr, MI, April 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1980
- Place: Dorr, MI · DORR, MI
- Location: 42.7267° N, 85.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorr, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7267&lon=-85.7168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1115  80/4/25    DORR,MI             CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1410                    N34027              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1408 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            82 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DURING SIMULATED FORCED LNDG MIX CNTL SEP AT SWAGED FITTING 7IN FM END ATCHD TO FUEL INJ MIX LEVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34027-1982-07-21), registration cancelled 1982-07-21, S/N 177RG0952, built 1976 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19800425010749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425010749A), Apr 25, 1980: Cessna 177RG, Dorr, MI, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond on goaround on practice forced landing. High sink rate prior to impact. Mixture 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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