- Date
- March 30, 1984, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kelleys Island, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30204Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840330007799A
- Case key
- 12576
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, rotation occurred about 3/5 of the way down the gravel strip and the acft climbed to 20-30 ft when the power loss occurred. In an effort to maintain alt the nose attitude was increased and the tail of the acft struck the trees and then the ground. The plt was unable to remember the speed at liftoff stating that he was concentrating on the obstacles at the end of the rwy. During and eng test run the eng performed satisfactorily with no mechanical malfunctions discovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30204
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701118
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Heyde Aviation Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 29, 1983 · 93 hours before
- Destination
- 1G7 · Port Clinton, OH
- Airport
- 89D · Kelley'S Island, runway 18, 2,200 × 25 ft, gravel
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 99 total · 4 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.