# NTSB MKC80FA028: Cessna 177B, N18127, Edwards, MO, April 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1980
- Place: Edwards, MO · EDWARDS, MO
- Location: 38.1367° N, 93.1696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwards, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1367&lon=-93.1696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2115   80/4/6    EDWARDS,MO          CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1500
        TIME - 1715                    N18127              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           LEBANON,MO                 BLUE SPRINGS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP,PN 60747,FAILED AFTER 965HRS OF OPN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18127](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18127-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 17702529, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (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 19800406008569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406008569A), Apr 6, 1980: Cessna 177B, Edwards, MO, Destroyed. Lost oil pressure. Engine seized, hit trees short of landing area. Found engine oil pump had failed.

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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