- Date
- June 22, 1983, 16:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Great Bend, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2293YCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830622029399A
- Case key
- 35055
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel grade - improperFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - improper use ofFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aerobatics - inadvertentCause
Analysis
The owner of the acft reported the flight was unauthorized. He stated that during takeoff the eng quit and the plt made a right turn back to the field. Before the turn was completed, the acft stalled and plunged to the ground. Examination revealed that the gasoline used in the acft was automotive fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2293Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700093
- Airframe hours
- 1,584
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Graydon W. Scott
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 16, 1977 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- 5N5 · Kirkwood, NY
- Airport
- Kirkwood, runway 15, 2,400 × 110 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BGM, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.