19851026054059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Soldotna, AK · October 26, 1985

Date
October 26, 1985 · 15:15 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Airport
Gaede
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N300WC
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LAG04
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
524 total117 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indications of ice in fuel on preflight unrecognized. Engine quit on takeoff. Struck trees. Contamination in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATIONS OF ICE IN FUEL ON PREFLIGHT UNRECOGNIZED. ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES. CONTAMINATION IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.