# NTSB MKC80FCD09: Cessna 177RG, N52195, Greenfield, IA, December 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1979
- Place: Greenfield, IA · GREENFIELD, IA
- Location: 41.3058° N, 94.4593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3058&lon=-94.4593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3832  79/12/22   GREENFIELD,IA       CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1394
        TIME - 0345                    N52195              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OH                   OMAHA,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- FUEL GAUGES INDCTD LWR THAN ACTUAL.ENCOUNTERED FOG,HIT UPGRADE TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52195](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52195), registered now, S/N 177RG1191 (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: Greenfield Muni

## 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 19791222037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222037389A), Dec 22, 1979: Cessna 177RG, Greenfield, IA, Substantial damage. Hit ground short of runway while making precautionary landing in heavy ground fog. Error in fuel gauges.

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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