# NTSB SEA75DYI09: Cessna 177RG, N2066Q, Medford, OR, September 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1974
- Place: Medford, OR · MEDFORD, OR
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYI09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYI09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3376  74/9/17  NR.MEDFORD,OREG       CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 128
        TIME - 1630                    N2066Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVERETT,WASH               MEDFORD,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIR INTK FLTR SEAL LODGD IN FUEL INJCTOR SERVO VENTURI. PLT LND ON ROAD,HAD TO AVOID AUTO TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2066Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2066Q-1975-06-16), registration cancelled 1975-06-16, S/N 177RG0466 (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

## 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 19740917032379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740917032379A), Sep 17, 1974: Cessna 177RG, Medford, OR, Substantial damage. Air intk fltr seal lodgd in fuel injctor servo venturi. Plt lnd on road,had to avoid auto traffic.

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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