- Date
- January 2, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2906XCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880102039089A
- Case key
- 7693
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
One witness stated that the eng misfired during the takeoff roll, others stated that the acft was about 75 ft high when it lost power. There were several interruptions of power before it quit totally. The pilot attempted to return to the departure airfield. The aircraft impacted the terrain in a left turn. Automotive fuel was being used. Water/ice was found in the carburetor. According to witnesses the pilot had complained on numerous occasions about water in the fuel. Automotive fuel could not be obtained at the airport and was carried to the airport by the pilot in containers from unknown sources.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2906X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700306
- Airframe hours
- 3,740
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack U. Colley
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 23, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- 612
- Airport
- 6I2 · Lebanon-Springfield, runway 29, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 880 total · 9 in this make and model · 786 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 5 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LEX, 38 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.