Cessna 177 N29849
29 March 1986 · Portage, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 March 1986 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29849 was involved in an accident near Portage, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portage, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.5405, -89.4600
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N29849
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86FEP01
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT UPON CLIMBOUT FOLLOWING A LOW PASS, SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SEEN IN A STEEP TURN. DURING THIS TURN THE WINGS REACHED A VERTICAL POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE SURFACE OF A FROZEN LAKE. IT SUBSEQUENTLY SANK BELOW THE ICE. THE LAST TURN OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AGL. THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED LOSS OF POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Valley View, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177A | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177RG | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Bellanca 17-30 | Winneconne, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | Richard J. Wixom | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-20-115 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Lodi, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |