# NTSB IAD79FKW13: Cessna 177RG, N35647, Nashville, TN, June 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1979
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FKW13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metropolitan

## 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 19790610015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610015429A), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 177RG, Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Throttle control support bracket came loose. Made emergency landing, hit fence.

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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