- Date
- August 19, 1982, 19:49 local (Aug 20, 1982, 00:49 UTC)
- Place
- Minford, OH
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30845Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820819039639A
- Case key
- 71721
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft had just recently received an annual inspection. Before taking off on a local flight, the fuel tanks were topped off. The pilot reported that the preflight run-up was satisfactory, and during the takeoff roll, the engine developed full power. However, shortly after takeoff, there was a partial loss of power. Reportedly, the pilot checked the magnetos and mixture, but did not apply carburetor heat. The power continued to deteriorate. During a forced landing in a pasture type field, the right wing struck the base of a silo. An examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no discrepancies that would have resulted in a power loss. The temperature and dew point were 76 and 61 deg. According to icing probability charts, visible icing could occur in float type carburetors at rated power and serious icing could occur at glide power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30845
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701501
- Airframe hours
- 816
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Martha E. Journey
- Registered owner
- Martha E. Journey
- Departed
- PMH · Minford, OH
- Destination
- PMH · Minford, OH
- Airport
- PMH · Greater Portsmouth, runway 18, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 132 total · 8 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.