Cessna 177RG N35866

Summary

On 31 October 2002 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N35866 was involved in an accident near Marshall, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 October 2002 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Marshall, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.8986, -92.6597

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N35866

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Berryville → Clinton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA026

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

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Approximately 5 miles from the departure airport, the engine started to lose power. The pilot turned the airplane back toward the airport; however, the engine regained power, and the pilot elected to continue the flight. Approximately 25 minutes later, the engine gradually lost power, then after 2 minutes, the engine lost total power. In an attempt to regain engine power, the pilot checked the magnetos, fuel boost pump, and adjusted the throttle, mixture, and propeller settings. Unable to restart the engine, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing, the airplane struck a ditch, flipped over, and came to rest inverted. No anomalies were noted during an examination of the engine and airframe. The engine was test run at various low power settings with no anomalies noted. The reason for the total loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.