- Date
- September 22, 1982, 14:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Cashmere, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52716Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820922062049I
- Case key
- 70157
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While descending through 7500 ft the pilot observed smoke entering the cockpit from the instrument panel area. An attempt was made to isolate the source by shutting off various electrical components. The smoke continued to appear intermittently before the aircraft reached its intended destination. Later investigation revealed that a slight oil leak allowed oil to drop onto a heated exhaust shroud and produce smoke which was ingested into the cockpit through a defroster vent under certain conditions. The oil leak was from the left rear rocker cover.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52716
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG1256
- Airframe hours
- 2,731
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Cascade Flight School Inc.
- Registered owner
- Cascade Flight School Inc.
- Departed
- BLI · Bellingham, WA
- Destination
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,402 total · 162 in this make and model · 1,294 as pilot in command · 221 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 13 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.