CHI76FEM54

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Marquette, MI · August 14, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1976
Place
Marquette, MI · MARQUETTE, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1523HCessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760814029689A
Case key
155651

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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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3-3344  76/8/14    MARQUETTE,MI        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1237                    N1523H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 519 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARQUETTE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARQUETTE,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N1523H
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marquette Co

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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.