N117MM1968 Cessna 177
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Grand Saline, TX
- Certificate issued
- Dec 29, 2014
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 7, 1968
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 177
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 17700872
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A04753
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O-360-A1a
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2014 – nowIndividual ownerGrand Saline, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-17 | Fuselage Main, Structure | Mar 20, 2023 | Airframe (177) |
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (177) |
| 2006-10-21 | Engine Components Incorporated (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Connecting Rods | Jun 22, 2006 | Engine (O-360-A1A)Only with: ECi connecting rods P/N AEL11750 (forging P/N AEL11488) installed, rod serial numbers 54/6 and below, produced between January 2002 and January 2004. |
| 2006-06-16 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and… | Apr 27, 2006 | Engine (O-360-A1A)Only with: Engines manufactured new or rebuilt, overhauled, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (O-360-A1A)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Power plant · air filter · wrong partOct 5, 2004
DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR EXCESSIVE MAGNETO DROP, FOUND FACE OF AIR FILTER ELEMENT DETERIORATED. THE INSTALLATION IS FOR A BRACKETT FILTER. REMOVED ELEMENT AND FOUND THAT ELEMENT WAS AN UNAPPROVED PART. THE (FILTER) WAS HAND CUT FROM A PIECE OF GREEN FOAM .6250 INCH THICK. IT APPEARS THE FACE OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · gear · brokenOct 5, 2004
LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. VERIFIED PROBLEM OF LT MAGNETO INOPERATIVE. INSPECTED AND FOUND MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR GEAR MISSING SEVERAL TEETH. GEAR WAS LOOSE ON SHAFT WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO BREAKAGE. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE OVER LIFE OF MAGNETO. ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS SIGNED OFF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026