# NTSB DEN77FTE62: Cessna 177RG, N2087Q, Aspen, CO, June 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1365  77/6/26  NR.ASPEN, CO          CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 593
        TIME - 0930                    N2087Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASPEN, CO                   COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TIMING CAM INSIDE MAGNETO FOUND LOOSE. MAGNETO  TIMING SLIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2087Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2087Q-1977-08-26), registration cancelled 1977-08-26, S/N 177RG 0487 (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

## 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 19770626017779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626017779A), Jun 26, 1977: Cessna 177RG, Aspen, CO, Destroyed. Timing cam inside magneto found loose. Magneto timing slipped.

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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