# Accident 20010821022189A: Cessna 177, Davidsville, PA, August 21, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 21, 2001, 15:50 local time - Place: Davidsville, PA - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.2309° N, 78.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2309&lon=-78.9293&mi=10 - Aircraft: N30247, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30247-2013-06-06) (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 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA213) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821022189A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2001, CESSNA CE-177, N30247, DEPARTED HPN WITH A DESTINATION OF BLUE ASH, OHIO, WITH A FUEL STOP AT JST. UPON DEPARTURE FROM JST, WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 6000 FT MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR MARVIN MAYER SPECTER (#1976904), MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED IN DAVIDSVILLE, PA, 10-MILES SOUTH OF JST. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES OT THE PILOT. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE (INCIDENT NUMBER IE0310118) REVEALED SERIOUS FUEL CONTAMINATION, AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION, AND NON COMPLIANCE WITH AD NOTICES. REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. ON AUGUST 20, 2001, THIS OFFICE ISSUED A FERRRY PERMIT FROM THE FIELD IN DAVIDSVILLE, PA, TO JST FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. ON AUGUST 21, 2001, A CESSNA CE-177, N30247, WITH MR MARVIN MAYER SPECTER (#1976904) AS PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT DEPARTURE. THE TOTAL LENGTH AVAILABLE OF THE AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET. THE TAKE OFF WAS ATTEMPTED TO THE SOUTHWEST APPROXIMATELY 230 DEGREES. APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END WAS A SERIES OF POWER TRANSMISSION LINES AND SUPPORT TOWERS WHICH WERE PERPENDICULAR TO THE DEPARTURE PATH. AFTER INITIATING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE IN APPROXIMATELY 1150 FEET. THE PIC ATTEMPTED A 30-DEGREE RIGHT TURN TO AVOID THE POWER TRANSMISSION LINES. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL EMBANKMENT, DEACCELERATED, STRUCK AN ELECTRIC WIRE FENCE, TWO TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE FRONT YARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PIC SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED: THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR A CE-177 PAGE 2-9 "SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF" MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKE OFF PAGE 1-3 INDICATES FLAPS SET "1/4". THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT MAGNETO ONLY. THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR A CE-177 PAGE 2-7 INDICATES THE SEQUENCE FOR A MAG CHECK IS RIGHT MAG THEN BACK TO BOTH MAGS FOLLOWED BY LEFT MAG THEN BACK TO BOTH MAGS. AS A RESULT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED: AIRCRAFT INCIDENT ON 08/15/01 (IE0310118) AND SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON 08/21/01 (NYC01LA213) THE PIC, MR MARVIN MAYER SPECTER, VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #1976904 TO THIS OFFICE ON 08/30/01. ## 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 NYC01LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA213), Aug 21, 2001: Cessna 177 (N30247), Davidsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff attempt. Factors included the pilot's failure to use both magnetos, and his failure to utilize soft field takeoff procedures. ## Other reports on N30247 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20010815021069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010815021069I), Aug 15, 2001: Cessna 177 (N30247), Davidsville, PA. (-23) The aircraft was found in a large field behind a newly constructed home. The field had gentle rolling hills and was covered with thick grass that had… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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