- Date
- August 2, 1978
- Place
- Eagle River, WI · EAGLE RIVER, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N29425Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780802028039A
- Case key
- 139479
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4292 78/8/2 NR.EAGLE RIVER,WI CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N29425 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 46, 4015 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAGLE RIVER,WI RHINELANDER,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- FATIGUE CRACK EMANATED FROM GOUGE APRX 8IN FROM TIP ON FLAT SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29425
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- 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.