- Date
- June 18, 1983, 17:03 local (22:03 UTC)
- Place
- Ozark, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7515VCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830618061579I
- Case key
- 5990
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Throttle/power lever,linkage - looseCause
Forced landing
Nose gear collapsed
Analysis
While in cruise flight the engine failed to respond to throttle movement due to the throttle linkage being loose. Forced landing was made to a pasture.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7515V
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RGO812
- Airframe hours
- 1,747
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- United Air Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 20, 1983 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- 71J · Ozark, AL
- Airport
- 71J · Blackwell Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,354 total · 59 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 110° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OZR, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7515V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.