# NTSB FTW77FPA16: Cessna 177RG, N1977Q, Dallas, TX, June 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1977
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1702  77/6/30    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 171
        TIME - 1857                    N1977Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   CADDO MILLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1977Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1977Q), registered now, S/N 177RG0377, built 1973 (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: Love

## 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 19770630023159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770630023159A), Jun 30, 1977: Cessna 177RG, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage

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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