- Date
- February 25, 1981
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N34144Cessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810225005499A
- Case key
- 126905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0421 81/2/25 PHILADELPHIA,PA CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 823 TIME - 0945 N34144 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 501 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHEAST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHILADELPHIA,PA DOYLESTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR,P/N LW-14040,TWO TEETH BKN OFF,HOUSING FD CRACKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34144
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Northeast
N34144Registration cancelled May 27, 2023 · Cessna 177RGAirframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6D
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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.