# NTSB FTW82DPG02: Cessna 177B, N34745, Crossett, AR, October 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1981
- Place: Crossett, AR · CROSSETT, AR
- Location: 33.1228° N, 91.9577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossett, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1228&lon=-91.9577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DPG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2505  81/10/29   CROSSETT,AR         CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 750
        TIME - 1900                    N34745              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSETT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE BLUFF,AR               MONROE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IMPELLER OF OIL PUMP,PN 78532,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34745](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34745-1983-03-04), registration cancelled 1983-03-04, S/N 17701973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Crossett Muni

## 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 19811029070639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811029070639A), Oct 29, 1981: Cessna 177B, Crossett, AR, Destroyed. Engine seized after loss of oil pressure. Landed in trees. Oil pump failed. AD for oil pump had just been issued.

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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