N1989Q1973 Cessna 177RG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Delta Bravo Aviation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Byron Center, MI
- Certificate issued
- Sep 24, 2015
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 6, 1973
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
- 177RG
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 177RG0389
- 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
- A18985
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-360-A1b6d
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 200 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowDelta Bravo AviationByron Center, MI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (4)
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 (177RG) |
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (177RG) |
| 2006-06-16 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and… | Apr 27, 2006 | Engine (IO-360-A1B6D)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 (IO-360-A1B6D)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 (5)
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.
- Ignition · switch · wornMar 19, 1996
DURING PRE-BUY INSPECTION, FOUND IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM SWITCH IN ANY POSITION. DURING LOG BOOK REVIEW, FOUND SWITCH HAD BEEN MODIFIED PER AD 93-05-06 BY INSTALLING ACS/GERDES KIT A-3600. THIS MODIFICATION WAS DONE AT LAST ANNUAL (8/95) 58 HOURS PREVIOUSLY. THIS CREATED A HAZARDOUS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · horn · inoperativeMar 16, 1996
DURING PRE-BUY INSPECTION, FOUND LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND GEAR HORN DEFECTIVE. OWNER CONFIRMED GEAR HORN HAD BEEN INOPERATIVE, BUT ANNUAL WAS SIGNED OFF 8/95 ANYWAY. SUSPECT CAUSE, VIBRATION CAUSED HORN TO COME APART INTERNALLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · shell assy · deterioratedMar 16, 1996
DURING INSPECTION AND GEAR RETRACTION TEST, FOUND MLG TO HAVE EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY WHEN DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND MLG DOWNLOCK LATCHES WOULD NOT HOLD LANDING GEAR LEGS LATCHED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE BETWEEN LATCH AND PIN. THE SHELL ASSYS WERE FOUND WORN AND THE SHELL INSERT WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Equipment and furnishings · case · crackedMar 7, 1996
DURING PRE-BUY INSPECTION, FOUND ELT INOPERATIVE DURING IMPACT TEST REQUIRED BY 91.207. CORROSION FOUND ON CIRCUIT BOARD. ELT SENT OUT FOR REPAIRS AND DETERMINED TO BE NON-REPAIRABLE DUE TO CRACKED CASE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · bellcrank · wornMar 16, 1995
DURING PRE-BUY INSPECTION, FOUND STABILATOR TRIM TAB TO HAVE EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY. THE BELLCRANK AT THE STABILATOR WAS WORN. THE BOLT HOLES WERE ENLARGED AND THE RIVETS ATTACHING THE STIFFENER WERE LOOSE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS CLOSE INSPECTION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING ALL INSPECTIONS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026