# NTSB CHI81FEV08: Cessna 177RG, N7818V, Meyer, IL, December 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1980
- Place: Meyer, IL · MEYER, IL
- Location: 40.1482° N, 91.5036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meyer, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1482&lon=-91.5036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3324  80/12/28 NR.MEYER,IL           CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 632
        TIME - 1330                    N7818V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCALLISTER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MEYER,IL                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG SEEMED TO MISFIRE,UN TO STOP ACFT ON RMNG RWY.1 IGNITION LEAD,NO 3 CYL,BAD SPARK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7818V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7818V), registered now, S/N 177RG0911, built 1976 (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: Mcallister Rla

## 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 19801228082489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228082489A), Dec 28, 1980: Cessna 177RG, Meyer, IL, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff from private strip when engine backfired. Unable to stop on wet grass. Found leak in igniter lead.

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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