MIA68D0478

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177C · Immokalee, FL · March 10, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 10, 1968
Place
Immokalee, FL · IMMOKALEE, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2252YCessna 177C
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111128

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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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3-0774  68/3/10    IMMOKALEE,FLA       CESSNA 177C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 122
        TIME - 1530                    N2252Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMMOKALEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2252Y
Reported as
Cessna 177C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Immokalee

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