NYC69D0244

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Penn Run, PA · July 4, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1968
Place
Penn Run, PA · PENN RUN, PA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3382TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109611

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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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3-4061   68/7/4    PENN RUN,PA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N3382T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N3382T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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