N8971M1973 Cessna 177RG
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Ooltewah, TN
- Certificate issued
- Jul 6, 2018
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 29, 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
- 177RG0371
- 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
- AC61DC
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- 2018 – nowIndividual ownerOoltewah, TN · current
- 1963Individual ownerWichita, KS · different airframe: Beechcraft 95-B55 S/N Tc-526
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 (3)
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 · commutator · wornDec 9, 2002
PUMP OPERATED SLOWLY. SENT FOR OVERHAUL WHICH SHOWED THAT MOTOR BRUSHES WERE WORN AND THE COMMUTATOR WAS WORN IRREGULARLY. LED TO SLOW OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · downlock switch · shortedDec 9, 2002
FOUND THAT RT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH THE LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH OPERATING IMPROPERLY, LED TO A LANDING WHERE THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WITH A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · selector switch · misinstalledOct 23, 2002
PILOT INEVERTANTLY BUMPED MLG SWITCH ON SHORT FINAL WHILE MOVING THE TRIM WHEEL, CAUSING A GEAR-UP LANDING. THE SAFETY FAILED TO WORK ON MLG SWITCH. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE SWITCH KNOB WHEN SCREWED COMPLETLY ONTO SWITCH CAUSED THE SPRING LOADED SAFETY TO COME OFF THE SWITCH. THIS CAUSED…
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