- Date
- December 20, 1970
- Place
- Ochopee, FL · OCHOPEE, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2921XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159690
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4434 70/12/20 OCHOPEE,FLA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 145 TIME - 1715 N2921X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAN GEARY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCHOPEE,FLA HOLLYWOOD,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- PWR LOSS,CONT TKOF TURNED L TO AVOID CONST EQPMT.L GR HIT CONST FILL DIRT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2921X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dan Geary
N2921XRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2015 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N2921X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC97LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLancaster, OHThe flight instructor's inadequate supervision and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and striking the precision approach path indicator lights.NTSB MIA89LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWoodville, MSImproper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the ditch.NTSB MIA68D0461Accident · No injuriesClosedW.Hollywood, FL