- Date
- February 21, 1981
- Place
- Lutz, FL · LUTZ, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2940XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810221004689A
- Case key
- 127232
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0184 81/2/21 NR.LUTZ,FL CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 73, 3603 TIME - 1150 N2940X PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH TAMPA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUTZ,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- ENG SPUTTERED.STALLED DRG STEEP TURN TO DOWNWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2940X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- North Tampa
N2940XRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2012 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2940X · 1
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