Single-engine piston

N177GS

1972 Cessna 177B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
17701845
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Avco Patrol LLC (LLC)
Based
Lyndon, KS
1972 Cessna 177B
Representative photo of a Cessna 177B. Not a photo of N177GS.
Registration record

N177GS on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 177B
Serial
17701845
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Avco Patrol LLC
Lyndon, KS
Certificate issued
2025-12-14
Airworthiness date
1973-01-03
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A133D5
Mode S (octal)
50231725
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
490 nm
Cruise (type)
130 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N177GS to the current registrant.
  • 1999-08-03
    N177GS previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17700955); cancelled.
  • 1998-08-17
    Accident at Los Angeles, CA; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-01-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N177GS

N177GS is a 1972 Cessna 177B, serial number 17701845. The FAA register lists Avco Patrol LLC as the registrant in Lyndon, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 130 knots and a range of about 490 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 3, 1973.

N177GS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
130 kt
Range
490 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 177B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-08-17 Accident · Los Angeles, CA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX98FA267
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to accurately determine that an adequate quantity of fuel was aboard the aircraft for the intended flight, and the failure to monitor fuel quantity remaining while en route to ensure an adequate quantity of reserve fuel prior to landing.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.