N7972V1976 Cessna 177RG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- West Covina, CA
- Certificate issued
- Jul 10, 1986
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 6, 1976
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
- 1976
- Serial number
- 177RG0915
- 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
- AAD4B8
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- 1986 – nowCo-ownersWest Covina, CA · current
- 1968 – 1970PartnershipAvon, OH · different airframe: Cessna 180h S/N 18051872
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (1)
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.
- Hydraulic power · hose · leakingJun 5, 2005
PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE BULKHEAD END CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026