- Date
- June 20, 1987, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Batavia, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8021GCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870620021059A
- Case key
- 30678
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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.
Analysis
The flt made an emgy lndg in a corn field after experiencing a loss of eng pwr. During lndg roll the acft collided with a fence. Examination of the propeller revealed that the low pitch stop was broken and had separated from the piston causing the blades to go into the low RPM, high pitch position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8021G
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0021
- Airframe hours
- 1,439
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack W. Luke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1986 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- Lockport, NY
- Destination
- Elmira, 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
- 74
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,899 total · 388 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 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.