# Accident 19860426013909A: Cessna 177, Canton, IL, April 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1986, 12:28 local time
- Place: Canton, IL
- Airport: Ingersoll
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5593° N, 90.0401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5593&lon=-90.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2285Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285Y) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 922 total, 754 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860426013909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A FIELD. COMPOSITE CARBURETOR FLOAT ABSORBING AUTOMOBILE GAS SUSPECTED.

## 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 CHI86FEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEV01), Apr 26, 1986: Cessna 177 (N2285Y), Canton, IL, 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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