- Date
- September 10, 1974
- Place
- Westville, NY · WESTVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2915XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740910031089A
- Case key
- 138820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3258 74/9/10 WESTVILLE,NY CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1715 N2915X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 42, 18200 TOTAL HOURS, 49 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OXFORD,CONN RETURN WESTVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- CARB ACLTNG PUMP DISCHARGE CK VALVE OFF ITS SEAL,LEAKING.HIT JUNKED AUTO ABT 200FT FRM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2915X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cooperstown
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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.