# NTSB FTW84LA246: Cessna 177, N30144, Fort Worth, TX, May 28, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1984, 19:20 local (May 28, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Coordinates: 32.749454, -97.330055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7495&lon=-97.3301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA246
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21344/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA246

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - mixture control,linkage - overtorque
  - maintenance,adjustment - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - mixture control,cable - separation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACFT HAD POWER LOSS AT 2500 MSL 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE & THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING THE LNDG ROLL. EXAMINATION OF ACFT DISCLOSED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE SEPARATED FROM THE ARM AT THE ENGINE WHERE IT HAD BEEN OVER TIGHTENED WITH A SECURING BOLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30144 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17701076
- Airframe hours: 1269
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Paul R. Prentice
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 23, 1983, 11 hours before
- Departed: F72, FORT WORTH, TX
- Destination: F16, DENTON, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 206 total, 28 in this make and model, 146 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTW, 10 nm away

## 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 19840527034759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527034759A), May 27, 1984: Cessna 177, Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit because mixture control wire broke at the arm on engine.

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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