# NTSB CHI85LA066: Cessna 177, N2835X, Cadiz, OH, December 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 8, 1984, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Cadiz, OH
- Coordinates: 40.260604, -80.989471 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2606&lon=-80.9895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12970/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA066

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - frozen
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENG FAILED INFLIGHT. THE PLT STATED THAT ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF HARRISON AIRPORT THE ENG BEGAN SPUTTERING & RUNNING ROUGH. WHEN UNABLE TO REGAIN FULL POWER THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO TAPAN AIRPARK, A GRASS STRIP. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 300 FT SHORT & HIT A FURROW DURING THE LANDING ROLL. AN A&P MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ACFT & DETERMINED THAT ICE IN THE FUEL LINES RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2835X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2835X-2015-12-21), registration cancelled 2015-12-21, S/N 17700235, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17700235
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Henry Hock
- Registered owner: Henry C. Hock
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 412, COLUMBUS, OH
- Destination: 8G6, CADIZ, OH

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,052 total, 78 in this make and model, 68 as pilot in command, 186 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 21 °F

## 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 19841208075849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841208075849A), Dec 8, 1984: Cessna 177, Cadiz, OH, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered and quit. Landed short of runway contacting a furrow. Fuel cap plugged up, ice in fuel lines.

## Other investigations on N2835X (2)

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.

- [NTSB ERA15LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA354), Sep 13, 2015: Cessna 177 (N2835X), Moneta, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature retraction of the wing flaps and his subsequent failure to maintain pitch control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical…
- [NTSB CHI83LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA390), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 177 (N2835X), Cadiz, OH, destroyed

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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