# Accident 19990923036869A: Cessna 177, St Petersburg, FL, September 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1999, 08:59 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7508° N, 82.6406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7508&lon=-82.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3342T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3342T-2018-01-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 25 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923036869A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENGAGED IN TRAFFIC REPORTING DUTIES, AT ABOUT 1,000 FEET, 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ALBERT WHITTED MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT SHE PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, TURNED TOWARDALBERT WHITTED MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND MADE A RADIO CALL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CRUISE POWER, BUT THE ENGINE PRODUCED INSUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. SHE DITCHED THE AIRPLANE IN SHALLOW WATER IN THE VICINITY OF TIERRA VERDE, WHERE BOTH SHE AND THE PASSENGER WERE RESCUED. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE CLAMP, LOCATED JUST AFT OF THE CARBURETOR WAS LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE HOUSING, AND MADE A BOW UPWARDS WITHOUT FULLY MANIPULATING THE THROTTLE CONTROL ARM.

## 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 MIA99LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA271), Sep 23, 1999: Cessna 177 (N3342T), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose throttle control cable clamp which resulted in a lose of power.

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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