# NTSB CHI79FEP55: Cessna 177, N29425, Eagle River, WI, August 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1978
- Place: Eagle River, WI · EAGLE RIVER, WI
- Location: 45.9247° N, 89.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle River, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9247&lon=-89.2578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP55

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780802028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802028039A), Aug 2, 1978: Cessna 177, Eagle River, WI, Substantial damage. Fatigue crack emanated from gouge aprx 8IN from tip on flat side.

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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