# NTSB LAX81DUK08: Cessna 177, N3242T, Winslow, AZ, September 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1981
- Place: Winslow, AZ · WINSLOW, AZ
- Location: 35.0245° N, 110.7095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winslow, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0245&lon=-110.7095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUK08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2292  81/9/27  NR.WINSLOW,AZ         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1040                    N3242T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WINSLOW,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- LNDD BESIDE HWY AFT HEARING NOISE FM ENG.OIL LN FM PROP GOV TO ENG FAILED AT FLARE.NO OTR ENG DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3242T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3242T), registered now, S/N 17700542, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810927062779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927062779A), Sep 27, 1981: Cessna 177, Winslow, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported engine knock. Crash landed on edge of freeway. Found cracked oil line, oil low, evidence small oil leak.

## Other investigations on N3242T (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC72FCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ24), Sep 9, 1971: Cessna 177 (N3242T), Omaha, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0343), Feb 2, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3242T), Scribner, NE, substantial damage

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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