# NTSB MIA83LA028: Cessna 177RG, N2699V, Pensacola, FL, November 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 14, 1982, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Location: 30.4734° N, 87.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENSACOLA INTL (PNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4734&lon=-87.1866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72190/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA028

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Overrun, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2699V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2699V-2021-02-26), registration cancelled 2021-02-26, S/N 177RG0661, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 177RG0661
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B60D 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Darrell Wyatt
- Registered owner: Darrell Wyatt
- Departed: PNS, PENSACOLA, FL
- Destination: DTN, SHREVEPORT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: PNS, Pensacola Regional, runway 25, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 295 total, 53 in this make and model, 264 as pilot in command, 77 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 142 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PNS

## 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 19821114058479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821114058479A), Nov 14, 1982: Cessna 177RG, Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed after lift off, pilot unable to land on remaining runway. Aircraft damaged on rough terrain.

## Other investigations on N2699V (1)

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 CEN20LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA403), Sep 17, 2020: Cessna 177RG (N2699V), Palatine, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power due to fuel starvation during departure which resulted in a forced landing and collision with a utility pole.

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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