19790430005439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Morrilton, AR · April 30, 1979

Date
April 30, 1979 · 19:00 local
Place
Morrilton, AR
Airport
Petit Jean
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3445T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPG30
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total300 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft engine stopped on climb out. Pilot landed in lake off end of rwy. Fuel shut off valve malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMB OUT. PILOT LANDED IN LAKE OFF END OF RWY. FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.