- Date
- June 10, 1979
- Place
- Longville, MN · LONGVILLE, MN
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N34471Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790610030119A
- Case key
- 135469
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2727 79/6/10 LONGVILLE,MN CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 6333 TIME - 1000 N34471 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2238 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LONGVILLE,MN TOPEKA,KS REDWOOD FALLS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE,#3 CYLINDER STUCK IN PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34471
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Longville Muni
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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.