- Date
- August 12, 1983, 20:15 local (Aug 13, 1983, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- East Amana, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1347CCessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830812045299A
- Case key
- 33469
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he had flown into & out of the arpt numerous times. He said that during a takeoff, the acft normally became airborne after about 900 ft of ground roll. Also, he said that on this flt with 4 passengers, the acft lifted off at about the same area. After lift-off, the plane climbed aprx 20FT, then settled back on the surface, turned left & departed the rwy. It continued beside & beyond the rwy, went over a bank & came to rest in a creek.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1347C
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702707
- Airframe hours
- 695
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lee Agency Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 31, 1982
- Destination
- MUT · Muscatine, IA
- Airport
- C11 · Hursh, runway 8, 2,800 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 924 total · 680 in this make and model · 831 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CID, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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