CHI71FEM86

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Acme, MI · June 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1971
Place
Acme, MI · ACME, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3495TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report February 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161996

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2021   71/6/4    ACME,MICH           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3495T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ACME,MICH                   FREELAND,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG RAN ROUGH,LOST RPM.HIT FENCEPOST IN GRASSY FLD.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3495T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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