Cessna 177 N30155

Summary

On 10 March 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N30155 was involved in an accident near Wheatfield, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 1985 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wheatfield, New York, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N30155

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dansville → Niagara Falls

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85LA079

3 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 PLT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HE MADE A COMPLETE LANDING CHECK & APPLIED CARB HEAT BEFORE REDUCING POWER. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO 1900 TO 2000 RPM, THE ENG SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG, BUT WAS UNABLE. AN OPEN FIELD WAS SELECTED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK SMALL TREES & THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED MUD & SNOW. THE ACFT SKIDDED ON MUD & SNOW AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE CARB HEAT ASSEMBLY WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT. THE LEFT FUEL CAP WAS NOT VENTED; HOWEVER, NO OBSTRUCTIONS WERE REPORTED TO THE OTHER VENTS FOR THE THAT TANK. AD-79-14 REQUIRED THAT BOTH FUEL CAPS BE VENTED IAW CESSNA SVC LTR, SE 77-6.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.