- Date
- June 29, 1984, 13:14 local (19:14 UTC)
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33215Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840629031589A
- Case key
- 16417
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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 collided with a tree during an emergency landing following loss of throttle control at a low RPM. Examination revealed that an uncertified throttle cable had been installed, it failed at the attachment to the throttle body.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33215
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0922
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Stewart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 28, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Airport
- CYS · Cheyenne, runway 12, 6,691 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 940 total · 31 in this make and model · 33 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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.
Other investigations on N33215 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.