- Date
- October 31, 1982, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Midvale, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3177NCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821031055959A
- Case key
- 71701
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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
Shortly after lift-off, the engine lost power. The pilot elected to make a forced landing in a plowed field near the end of the runway. The right main gear failed to clear the barbed-wire perimeter fence. Subsequently, the aircraft touched down in a yaw and crashed. The pilot suspected there was ice in the fuel lines; however, this was not verified. He estimated the temperature was 30 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3177N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13435
- Airframe hours
- 2,487
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leroy D. Grothans
- Registered owner
- Leroy D. Grothans
- Departed
- Midvale, ID
- Destination
- Midvale, ID
- Airport
- runway 32, 2,000 × 60 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,150 total · 843 in this make and model · 975 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 86 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.