- Date
- June 2, 1983, 16:03 local (20:03 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N20082Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830602022079A
- Case key
- 12193
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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 plt stated the eng quit at about 100-200 ft AGL after takeoff. He executed a descending right turn to remain within the arpt boundary & the acft struck the ground. The upper portion of the magneto mount flange was broken & the magneto was hanging by the ignition wires. The magneto upper flange had a rectangular wear pattern corresponding to the mount block about 1/8 inch deep. The flange had cracked away at that point. The lower mount block & nut were missing. It appeared that either the bottom nut was left off or had vibrated off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20082
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702625
- Airframe hours
- 1,194
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- University Of Michigan Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 22, 1983 · 97 hours before
- Destination
- ARB · Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport
- JXN · Reynolds Field
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 952 total · 9 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F
- Observed at
- JXN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N20082 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.