30.3601° N, 88.5563° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pascagoula, MS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 25, 1982 · 16:45 local
Place
Pascagoula, MS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N52567
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
42,000 total2,400 in this make and model350 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.
Engine quit when oil pressure valve came out and oil was lost. Safety wire cut at midpoint. Pilot landed in river.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT WHEN OIL PRESSURE VALVE CAME OUT AND OIL WAS LOST. SAFETY WIRE CUT AT MIDPOINT. PILOT LANDED IN RIVER.