Cessna 177RG N53122

Summary

On 6 August 1983 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N53122 was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 August 1983 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Lansing, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lansing Municipal (3HA)

Coordinates

41.5605, -87.5402

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N53122

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Mouee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI83LA364

2 people 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 HAD JUST BEEN GIVEN AN ANNUAL INSPECTION & THE PLT WAS ON THE 1ST FLT BACK TO THE HOME ARPT. HE REPORTED THAT BEFORE TAKEOFF, HE NOTED THAT THE ENG WOULD NOT IDLE BELOW 850 RPM. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE FLT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO ROTATE, BUT THE ACFT DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WANTED TO FLY. THE PLT ELECTED TO ABORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY WITH THE HIGH IDLE RPM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT A DITCH NEAR THE END OF THE RWY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.