Cessna 177 N3221T

Summary

On 9 August 1984 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3221T was involved in an accident near Sidney, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 August 1984 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sidney, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.2797, -84.1608

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N3221T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Piqua → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA344

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A CORN FIELD DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING AFTER THE POWER FAILED TO RESPOND TO FULL THROTTLE. THE ACFT HAD BEEN DESCENDED FROM 3000 FT AGL WITH THROTTLE AT IDLE, FULL FLAPS AND CARBURETOR HEAT ON. IN TURNING 180 DEGREES AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL THE CFI RAISED THE FLAPS AND THE STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON. THE ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AND THE CFI REACHED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE BUT FOUND IT ALREADY ADVANCED. THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY DID NOT RESPOND AND THE ACFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND IT RAN ROUGH ON LEFT MAG. IT WAS FOUND TO BE WORN IN THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK AND BEARINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.