# Accident 19840527034759A: Cessna 177, Ft Worth, TX, May 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1984, 19:20 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7495° N, 97.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7495&lon=-97.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30144 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 28 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527034759A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE BROKE AT THE ARM ON ENGINE.

## 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 FTW84LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA246), May 28, 1984: Cessna 177 (N30144), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

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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