Cessna 177RG N1849Q

Summary

On 28 May 1998 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1849Q was involved in an accident near Tocsin, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 May 1998 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tocsin, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Lazy K

Coordinates

40.7992, -85.0891

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N1849Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA179

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during the takeoff climb and the resulting inadvertant stall. A factor in the accident was the pilot's premature raising of the flaps.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot stated the engine was running normally, but the airplane did not seem to want to climb during the takeoff. The pilot stated he raised the landing gear near the end of the runway at which time the stall horn activated. He then raised the flaps from 10 degrees to fully retracted and made a turn to avoid wires ahead of him. He stated the airplane then 'mushed' into the terrain. Post accident inspection of the airplane and engine failed to reveal any reason why the airplane would not have been capable of obtaining a normal rate of climb during the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.