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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Nashville, TN · June 10, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1979
Place
Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N35647Cessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790610015429A
Case key
135733

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1454  79/6/10    NASHVILLE,TN        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1745                    N35647              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      41, 9020 TOTAL HOURS, 201
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL SUPPORT BRACKET,P/N 2050019-1,BECAME LOOSE,THROTTLE INOPERATIVE ON FINAL APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N35647
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Metropolitan

FAA reports on this event · 1

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