Cessna 177RG N8052G

Summary

On 15 January 1988 at about 07:15 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N8052G was involved in an accident near Camden, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 January 1988 at 07:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Camden, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Camden (CHD)

Coordinates

33.5609, -92.8401

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N8052G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pine Bluff → Deridder

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88FA039

4 people were 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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE CAMDEN, ARKANSAS AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAKE THE INTENDED LANDING AREA AND STRUCK A TREE AND SUBSEQUENTLY, A SWAMP AREA. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO AIRFRAME MALFUNCTIONS. AN ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED A CRACKED OIL LINE CONNECTING THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR TO THE ENGINE CASE. THE CRACKED LINE ALLOWED THE OIL SYSTEM TO BE DEPLETED OF OIL. THE ENGINE SEIZED AFTER THE NUMBER 3 PISTON FAILED. EXAMINATION OF THE CRACKED OIL PRESSURE LINE REVEALED THAT NEITHER OF THE TWO REQUIREDSECURING CLAMPS (INTENDED TO DAMPEN VIBRATION OF THE LINE) WERE PRESENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.