Cessna 177 N29457

Summary

On 31 October 1982 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29457, operated by Valr Flying Club, was involved in an accident near North Little Ro, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 October 1982 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

North Little Ro, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

North Little Rock (1M1)

Coordinates

34.8393, -92.3291

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N29457

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Valr Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Little Ro → North Little Ro

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83FPG01

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT COMPLETELY QUIT. ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED THAT IT QUIT, BUT RESTARTED AND THEN OPERATED WITH PARTIAL POWER. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THEN THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE PLANE CRASHED IN A LEFT-WING-LOW ATTITUDE. DURING IMPACT, FUEL LINES TO THE LEFT TANK FAILED AND FUEL DRAINED INTO THE COCKPIT. WHEN EXAMINED, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK STILL CONTAINED FUEL. THE GASCOLATOR WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND CONTAINING MOSTLY WATER. THE PILOT HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF HAVING MADE THE FLIGHT; HOWEVER, HE BELIEVED THAT HE DRAINED THE SUMPS, SINCE THAT WAS HIS HABIT. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT WHERE IT WAS NORMALLY SERVICED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.