# NTSB SEA80FYP27: Cessna 177RG, N1891Q, Ione, WA, July 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1980
- Place: Ione, WA · IONE, WA
- Location: 48.7398° N, 117.4220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ione, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7398&lon=-117.4220&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYP27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2166  80/7/16    IONE,WA             CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 1555
        TIME - 0930                    N1891Q              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1155 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IONE,WA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SCREWDRIVER COVERED WITH TAPE USED FOR CTL LOCK. PLT DID NOT CK CTLS BFOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1891Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1891Q-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 177RG0291, built 1972 (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: Ione

## 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 19800716026339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716026339A), Jul 16, 1980: Cessna 177RG, Ione, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot took off with controls locked. Crashed off end of runway.

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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