- Date
- August 24, 1974
- Place
- New Lenox, IL · NEW LENOX, IL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2802XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740824040379A
- Case key
- 138603
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3863 74/8/24 NEW LENOX,ILL CESSNA 177 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 150 TIME - 1720 N2802X PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW LENOX,ILL KANKAKEE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2802X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gear
N2802XRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.