Plane Crash List

Cessna 177RG N8ME

17 February 1985 · Janesville, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 February 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N8ME was involved in an accident near Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Rock Co. (JVL)
Coordinates
42.6797, -89.0100
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N8ME
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
West Chicago → Janesville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA117

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

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 A SNOWBANK DURING LNDG. AN INVESTIGATION BY A QUALIFIED A&P MECH FOUND THE LOCK-O-SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD IMPROPER CLEARANCE. LACK OF PROPER CLEARENCE RESTRICTED RETURN FLOW OF BRAKE FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR. THIS LED TO LOCKING OF THE BRAKE ON THE LEFT MAIN LNDG GEAR AND A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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