- Date
- October 31, 1982, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- North Little Ro, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29457Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821031055929A
- Case key
- 72041
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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
Shortly after takeoff, the engine lost power. One witness stated that the engine did not completely quit. Another witness reported that it quit, but restarted and then operated with partial power. Reportedly, the aircraft remained in a nose high attitude, then the nose dropped and the plane crashed in a left-wing-low attitude. During impact, fuel lines to the left tank failed and fuel drained into the cockpit. When examined, the right fuel tank still contained fuel. The gascolator was checked and was found containing mostly water. The pilot had no recollection of having made the flight; however, he believed that he drained the sumps, since that was his habit. There was no record of refueling the aircraft where it was normally serviced.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29457
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1770900
- Airframe hours
- 3,135
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Valr Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Valr Flying Club
- Departed
- 1M1 · North Little Ro, AR
- Destination
- 1M1 · North Little Ro, AR
- Airport
- 1M1 · North Little Rock, runway 17, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,850 total · 500 in this make and model · 1,800 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- USWB
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 N29457 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.