- Date
- April 30, 1979
- Place
- Morrilton, AR · MORRILTON, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3445TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790430005439A
- Case key
- 136576
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0724 79/4/30 NR.MORRILTON,AR CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1900 N3445T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 56, 1800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETIT JEAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRILTON,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LOOSE CLAMP ON FUEL SHUT OFF VALUE ALLOWED HOUSING TO SLIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3445T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petit Jean
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.