# Accident 19970716018649A: Cessna 177RG, Knoxville, TN, July 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1997, 12:45 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1003° N, 87.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1003&lon=-87.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52120, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 935 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716018649A

## Narrative

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

CYLINDERS 3 AND 4 OIL STARVED. SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. ROUGH TERRAIN DURING LANDING. EPOXY ON CLY BASE AND FATIGUE CRACK (-23) A/C DEPARTED TYS, VFR. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND MAKE LOUD NOISE. LOST POWER, PILOT MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA104), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 177RG (N52120), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure the oil filler cap was secured during his preflight inspection, and loss of engine oil (oil exhaustion), which resulted in subsequent engine…

## Other reports on N52120 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901124057749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901124057749I), Nov 24, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N52120), Compton, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear retracted.

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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