- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2135QCessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760718025119A
- Case key
- 155187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2998 76/7/18 MUSKEGON,MI CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N2135Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 60, 8158 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 69 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUSKEGON,MI N.MANCHESTER,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL LINE FM BENDIX CTL SERVO TO FLOW DIVIDER B NUT LOOSE,SECURED BY TWO THREADS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2135Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.