MKC75FCQ18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Spivey, KS · October 2, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 2, 1974
Place
Spivey, KS · SPIVEY, KS
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29581Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741002033639A
Case key
142900

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3899   74/10/2   SPIVEY,KANS         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4941
        TIME - 1500                    N29581              PX-  0  0  2  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUTCHINSON,KANS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TERRACED FIELD.NR 1 CYL PISTON PIN PLUG LAYING IN PIN HOLE ABT 1/4 SIZE OF ORIGINAL PLUG.

Aircraft

Registration
N29581
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N29581 · 1

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