# Accident 19870418010159A: Cessna STC177, Brookville, OH, April 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brookville, OH
- Airport: Brookville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8297° N, 84.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8297&lon=-84.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2356Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2356Y-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,386 total, 6,386 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870418010159A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. SOME WATER WAS FOUND IN THE AUTO GAS.

## 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 ATL87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA116), Apr 18, 1987: Cessna 177 (N2356Y), Brookville, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2356Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19820214007199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820214007199I), Feb 14, 1982: Cessna 177 (N2356Y), Chillicothe, OH, Minor damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Safe off-airport landing. Pilot suspected carburetor icing.
- [Accident 19740923034249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740923034249A), Sep 23, 1974: Cessna 177 (N2356Y), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Hit chain link fence.

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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