Cessna missed the memo regarding the “if it isn’t broken” rule during the 1960s and tried to replace its venerable 172 Skyhawk with a new, better-looking model called the 177 Cardinal.

Cessna presented its answer, the 177 Cardinal, as a 1968 model. Visual differences were noticeable. The Cardinal was cleaned up, with a sleek fuselage, nicely raked windshield, cantilever wing ...

The aircraft, a 1977 Cessna 177 Cardinal RG, had taken off from Auburn at 8:05 a.m. and appeared to be circling to the left to approach the airport when it went down, according to FlightRadar24 ...

HOT SPRINGS -- The pilot of a Cessna 177 Cardinal that crashed into Lake Hamilton and sank Monday morning radioed that the plane had "an engine issue," according to a media relations officer with ...

Jerry Smith, a 14-year aviation sales veteran, died when the Cessna 177 Cardinal he was piloting crashed Nov. 11 about five miles from Rich Mountain in Mena, Ark. Both the Federal Aviation ...

Authorities say preliminary investigations show that the plane was a Cessna 177 Cardinal single engine plane. The pilot, Randall Barger of Newport News, “crashed as he was approaching the runway ...

The two were on a cross-country trip in their newly purchased Cessna 177 Cardinal and were on their way home to Kentucky, making several stops along their route. According to a preliminary report ...