# NTSB CHI74DEM28: Cessna 177, N3284T, Evart, MI, December 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1973
- Place: Evart, MI · EVART, MI
- Location: 43.8984° N, 85.2712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evart, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8984&lon=-85.2712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4012  73/12/11   EVART,MICH          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N3284T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 641 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            51 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVART MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKFORT,MICH              DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD WITH FUEL SUMP DRAINS.WATER FOUND IN CARB BOWL,GASCOLATOR AND FUEL RESERVOIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3284T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3284T-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 177-00584 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Evart Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731211041959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731211041959A), Dec 11, 1973: Cessna 177, Evart, MI, Substantial damage. Acft not eqpd with fuel sump drains. Water found in carb bowl,gascolator and fuel reservoir.

## Other investigations on N3284T (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 MIA69F0389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0389), Feb 22, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3284T), St.Augustine, FL, substantial damage

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.

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