# Accident 19811225082939A: Cessna 177, Paw Paw, IL, December 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Paw Paw, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6882° N, 88.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paw Paw, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6882&lon=-88.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3485T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3485T-1982-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 135 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811225082939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED AT END OF RUNWAY. WENT THRU  FENCE INTO A PLOWED FIELD. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 CHI82FEE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE09), Dec 25, 1981: Cessna 177 (N3485T), Paw Paw, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3485T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730825028939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825028939A), Aug 25, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3485T), Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage. Four foot high fence 20 feet from edge of rwy.

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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