- Date
- March 10, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wheatfield, NY
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30155Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850310047749A
- Case key
- 35841
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during arrival, he made a complete landing check & applied carb heat before reducing power. He stated that when the power was reduced to 1900 to 2000 RPM, the eng suddenly stopped running. He attempted to restart the eng, but was unable. An open field was selected for an emergency landing; however, during the landing, the left wing struck small trees & the right wing contacted mud & snow. The acft skidded on mud & snow and was subsequently damaged beyond economical repair. An exam of the acft was made, but no preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. The carb heat assembly was badly damaged by impact. The left fuel cap was not vented; however, no obstructions were reported to the other vents for the that tank. AD-79-14 required that both fuel caps be vented iaw Cessna svc ltr, se 77-6.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30155
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701084
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Conrad C. Tota
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1984
- Departed
- Dansville, NY
- Destination
- Niagara Falls, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 665 total · 18 in this make and model · 449 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.