# Accident 19970415005979A: Cessna 177, Harrisburg, IL, April 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1997, 10:15 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, IL
- Airport: Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7295° N, 88.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7295&lon=-88.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3322T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3322T-1998-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970415005979A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF. LACKED POWER. ABORTED. ENGINE QUIT ON TAXI. SMOKED. TURNED OFF MASTER AND MIXTURE. (-23) THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE END OF RUNWAY 24 AND BEGAN HIS RUNUP.  ON TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER SO AT 75 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNUP AREA.  THE ENGINE DIED AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE COWLING.  THE PILOT TURNED THE MASTER SWITCH OFF AND PULLED THE MIXTURE KNOB.

## 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 CHI97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA104), Apr 15, 1997: Cessna 177 (N3322T), Harrisburg, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of engine power followed by an engine fire for reason or reasons undetermined.

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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