Cessna 177B accident near Nappanee, IN
On May 7, 1995, a Cessna 177B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nappanee, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 7, 1995
- Place
- Nappanee, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.441°N, 85.981°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03418
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 7, 1995, at 1650 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 177B, N11372, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground and subsequent fire following an uncontrolled descent. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Nappanee, Indiana, at 1640 cdt. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying with a rough running engine that had black smoke trailing from its exhaust pipe. These witnesses observed the airplane flying in an easterly direction at a low altitude. The airplane, according to the witnesses, made a steep banked left turn and descended toward the ground in a steep nose down attitude. The airplane had leveled off close to tree top height and then pitched down into the ground, according to the witnesses. They said the airplane bounced about 10 feet into the air and, after striking the ground a second time, skidded about 100 feet to a stop. The airplane caught fire after the second ground collision, according to witnesses. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot of N11372 possessed a private pilot certificate that was issued on May 1, 1979. A review of his pilot logbook revealed he had completed a biennial flight review on May 7, 1995. According to these records he had a total time of 1,682.6 hours. The logbook showed N11372 was the only airplane he had flown since January 5, 1985. Since that date he had accumulated 463.4 hours in N11372. According to the pilot's logbook, he had flown
Probable cause
airplane control was not maintained by the pilot during the his turn to an emergency landing area. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot not complying with the manufacturer's mandatory service bulletin, and an excessive fuel flow caused by the partial failure of the carburetor's float system.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
