# NTSB LAX76FUG35: Cessna 177RG, N2027Q, Rancho Mirage, CA, February 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1976
- Place: Rancho Mirage, CA · RANCHO MIRAGE, CA
- Location: 33.7620° N, 116.4295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Mirage, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7620&lon=-116.4295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0308  76/2/23    RANCHO MIRAGE,CA    CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N2027Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 21, 1135 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THERMAL,CA                  SANTA MONICA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON GOLF COURSE. HIT CARTS & EQUIPMENT. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2027Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2027Q), registered now, S/N 177RG0427, 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

## 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 19760223003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760223003539A), Feb 23, 1976: Cessna 177RG, Rancho Mirage, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on golf course. Hit carts & equipment. No malfunction found.

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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