35.2271° N, 80.8431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 9, 1979 · 20:40 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Douglas Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33226
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total90 in this make and model0 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.
On ILS oil pressure dropped, engine ran rough, failed. Landed in park. #2 rocker box drain line loose.
As the FAA filed it
ON ILS OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, FAILED. LANDED IN PARK. #2 ROCKER BOX DRAIN LINE LOOSE.