- Date
- September 17, 1980
- Place
- Roanoke, TX · ROANOKE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N35954Cessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800917042519A
- Case key
- 127782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2965 80/9/17 ROANOKE,TX CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 125 TIME - 1720 N35954 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FORT WORTH,TX LOCAL ROANOKE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- BOLT MISSING FM RIGID MOUNT FOR THROTTLE CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35954
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Aero Valley
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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.