# NTSB CHI81FEV18: Cessna 177B, N13676, Winchester, IL, May 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1981
- Place: Winchester, IL · WINCHESTER, IL
- Location: 39.6298° N, 90.4560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6298&lon=-90.4560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0851   81/5/4    WINCHESTER,IL       CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N13676              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 36, 8339 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2008 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,IL             ST,LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13676](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13676-1984-10-05), registration cancelled 1984-10-05, S/N 17702452 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810504022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022419A), May 4, 1981: Cessna 177B, Winchester, IL, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit. Landed in soft field, nosed over. Engine ran normal after accident. Possible carb ice.

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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