# NTSB MIA77DKTI9: Cessna 177RG, N7529V, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, January 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1977
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKTI9
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKTI9

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0559  77/1/15  NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FL   CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N7529V              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 25, 2043 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACF NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7529V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7529V-1977-12-20), registration cancelled 1977-12-20, S/N 177RG0826 (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 19770115000489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115000489A), Jan 15, 1977: Cessna 177RG, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Acf not recovered.

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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