- Date
- April 21, 1975
- Place
- Ames, IA · AMES, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N117RACessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750421009329A
- Case key
- 146857
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0774 75/4/21 AMES,IA CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N117RA PX- 0 0 1 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 25, 1126 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 44 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMES,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD ON MUDDY ROAD HIT WIRE FENCE.NR 2 CYL PISTON PIN PLUG FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117RA
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.