- Date
- June 11, 1975
- Place
- Auburn, CA · AUBURN, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2983XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750611019699A
- Case key
- 149312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1733 75/6/11 AUBURN,CA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 115 TIME - 0630 N2983X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VACAVILLE,CA BRIGHAM CITY,UT BATTLE MOUNTAIN,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - 0IL EXHAUSTION-PROPELLER SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP GOV OIL LINE HAD IMPROPER BRASS NIPPLE INSTALLED.NIPPLE FAILED.LOST ENG & PROP OIL SUPPLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2983X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Auburn
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2983X · 2
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