FTW70FPM03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Disney, OK · February 25, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1970
Place
Disney, OK · DISNEY, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29582Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140196

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0391  70/2/25    DISNEY,OKLA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1327
        TIME - 1700                    N29582              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  NEOSHO,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND ON HILLSIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N29582
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.