- Date
- January 16, 1975
- Place
- Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2855XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750116006829A
- Case key
- 146820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0589 75/1/16 POMPANO BEACH,FL CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 40, 218 TIME - 1414 N2855X PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POMPANO BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POMPANO BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENG PWR LOST AFTR APRX 1/2 RWY USED.PLT ATMTD TURN BACK TO ARPT FM 150-200 FT ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2855X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pompano Beach
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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