# Accident 19810221004689A: Cessna 177, Lutz, FL, February 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1981, 11:50 local time
- Place: Lutz, FL
- Airport: North Tampa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1407° N, 82.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lutz, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1407&lon=-82.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2940X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2940X-2012-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,603 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT STALLED AIRPLANE IN STEEP BANK TRYING TO RETURN. NO ENGINE OR FUEL DEFECTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA048), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 177 (N2940X), Lutz, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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