# Accident 19960528011659A: Cessna 177B, Chatham, MA, May 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1996, 18:15 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6843° N, 70.0083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6843&lon=-70.0083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19708-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960528011659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, CRASHED INTO POND. (-23) APPROACHING CQX 4 NM OUT, SAW RPM 2700, TRIED TO ADJUST, NO REACTION TO PROP CONTROL.  BEGAN PROCEDURE TO ENTER LANDING PATTERN - LOWERED MP & ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING-INCREASED MP, ENGINE SPEED INCREASED, STILL SHAKING.  LOOKING FOR OPEN SPOT TO LAND- ONLY PONDS.  ENGINE SENT WHITE SMOKE, OIL & FLAME OUT FRONT OF COWL, THEN QUIT.  GLIDED - STILL LOOKING FOR LZ.  TURNED ON TO POND WHEN 1 CLEARED TREE LINE.  LOST LIFT, NOSED INTO WATER.  EXITED A/C INTO WAIST DEEP WATER - TOOK PAX TO SHORE, REMOVED OUR STUFF.

## 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 NYC96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA117), May 28, 1996: Cessna 177B (N19708), Chatham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the oil pump, which resulted in oil starvation and subsequent failure of the number two and four cylinder connecting rods. Also causal was inadequate maintenance by noncompliance with the…

## Other reports on N19708 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780604013392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013392A), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 177B (N19708), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. No annual inspection in last 12 months. Traffic pattern alt 1150 acft downwind alt 1000 ft.

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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