# Accident 20001102038789A: Cessna 177B, Prosperity, PA, November 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2000, 11:55 local time
- Place: Prosperity, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0203° N, 80.2509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0203&lon=-80.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35241-2003-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001102038789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-02-2000, A CESSNA CE-177B, REGISTRATION N35241 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN PROSPERITY, PA., AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PILOT AND PASSENGER (MR. DANIEL A. EARLY, A PRIVATE PILOT ALSO, CERTIFICATE NUMBER #209449943) THEY WERE PRACTICING MANUEVERS AND DESCENDING TO AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2100 FEET WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE POWER LOSS TO ABOUT 20%. THEY SPOTTED A SMALL FIELD AND MADE AN APPROACH FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING DURING THAT PROCESS THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, THE PROPELLER KEPT TURNING. THE A/C CAME TO REST IN A FENCE LINE AND A TREE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MOST OF THE A/C.

## 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 NYC01LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA029), Nov 2, 2000: Cessna 177B (N35241), Prosperity, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the dual magneto ignition system points to open.

## Other reports on N35241 (2)

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

- [Incident 19870203006759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870203006759I), Feb 3, 1987: Cessna 177B (N35241), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Hard landing made during touch and go landings. First solo in make and model.
- [Accident 19810702038719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038719A), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 177B (N35241), West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced on runway after a hard landing.

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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