# NTSB NYC80FNA06: Cessna 177RG, N35106, Mashpee, MA, December 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1979
- Place: Mashpee, MA · MASHPEE, MA
- Location: 41.6484° N, 70.4811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mashpee, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6484&lon=-70.4811&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FNA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3550  79/12/18   MASHPEE,MA          CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 254
        TIME - 1600                    N35106              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALMOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT,CT               FALMOUTH,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG FUEL PUMP 139P-40296 ACTUATOR ARM FAILED.PLT DID NOT USE ELECT PUMP. SAND DUNE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35106](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35106-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N 177RG1043, built 1976 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falmouth

## 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 19791218036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218036009A), Dec 18, 1979: Cessna 177RG, Mashpee, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Did not use aux fuel pump for restart. Landed in trees. Found defective engine driven fuel pump. .

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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