NYC81FHA23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Stillwater, NJ · September 19, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1981
Place
Stillwater, NJ · STILLWATER, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29363Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810919060169A
Case key
123430

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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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3-2883  81/9/19    STILLWATER,NJ       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 443
        TIME - 1015                    N29363              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVILLE,NJ                 BLAIRSTOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 4 CNCTG ROD FAILED,PUNCTURED ENG CASE,CNCTG ROD BOLT,PN 74667,NOT FND.

Aircraft

Registration
N29363
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 N29363 · 1

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