# Accident 20111126028029A: Cessna 177RG, Tallapoosa, GA, November 26, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 26, 2011, 13:33 local time - Place: Tallapoosa, GA - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.7483° N, 85.3372° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7483&lon=-85.3372&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5AW-2012-09-24) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6 - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 3 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 975 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA084) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111126028029A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON NOVEMBER 26, 2011, ABOUT 1333 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N5AW, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT LOST ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, KIM WOLIVER, AND TWO PASSENGERS, PATRICIA WOLIVER AND ALEX WOLIVER, WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT (DKX), KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, DESTINED FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ECP), PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), ATLANTA CENTER, THE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET, AND IN CONTACT WITH THE ATLANTA AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER WHEN HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. HE REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND WAS GIVEN A RADAR VECTOR OF 130 DEGREES TO FLY DIRECT TO WEST GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (CTJ), CARROLLTON, GEORGIA. THE PILOT ADVISED THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LAND THERE, AND WAS GOING TO LAND IN A FIELD. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AND THERE WERE NO OTHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS MADE BY THE PILOT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, HE WATCHED AS THE AIRPLANE FLEW AT A LOW ALTITUDE TOWARD HIS HOME. THE AIRPLANE MADE A STEEP BANKING TURN INTO THE FIELD, BEFORE COLLIDING WITH A TREE LINE AT THE END OF A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE BURST INTO FIRE AND THE WITNESS RAN OVER TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE SITE HE SAW ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WALKING AROUND OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE. HE RECALLED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS SEVERELY BURNED, BUT WAS ALERT. THE PASSENGER TOLD HIM THAT THE ENGINE "BLEW." SHORTLY THEREAFTER EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARRIVED AND THE PASSENGER WAS AIRLIFTED TO GRADY HOSPITAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 11 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF CTJ. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A FLAT ATTITUDE, ON A COURSE OF ABOUT 006 DEGREES. THE COCKPIT, CABIN, AND FUSELAGE WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS WERE FIRE DAMAGED. THE EMPENNAGE WAS FIRE DAMAGED AND BUCKLED. ALL MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.DURING ENGINE TEAR DOWN, THERE WAS NO CREDITABLE EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE OIL LOW PRESSURE INDICATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD BOLTS SHEARED AND ENGINE STOPPED ROTATING. ## 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 ERA12FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA084), Nov 26, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Tallapoosa, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 2 rod end cap bolt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. ## Other reports on N5AW (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20000606033479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000606033479I), Jun 6, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On 06-06-2000, N5AW a Cessna 177RG landed gear up on runway 18R at Orlando International Airport. No mechanical factors found. Pilot forgot to extend the… - [Incident 19960421013669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421013669I), Apr 21, 1996: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: N5AW, a Cessna 177, piloted by russell p. mathews was on an extended right base for landing runway 06, Gainesville Regional Airport, Gainesville,… - [Accident 19751228040881A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040881A), Dec 28, 1975: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Buena, NJ, Substantial damage. Left wing of N5AW collided with left wing of N2928V.plt ckg relative psn of acft to VOR. 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.