Cessna 177RG accident near Montgomery, Alabama, October 9, 1982
On October 9, 1982 at about 4:20 pm local time, a Cessna 177RG, registered N45696, was substantially damaged in an accident near Montgomery, Alabama (Dannely Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 9, 1982 · about 4:20 pm local time
- Place
- Montgomery, Alabama · Dannely Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · all 177RGs on the register
- Registration
- N45696 · no longer on the register · serial 177RG1127
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER ADVANCING THE THROTTLE ABOUT 1/2 OF ITS TRAVEL TO COMMENCE THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PLT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION & FELT A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ACFT. THE ENG QUIT & THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. POST CRASH EXAMINATIONREVEALED THAT ONE ENTIRE PROPELLER BLADE HAD BEEN THROWN FROM THE PROPELLER HUB. THE FATIGUE FAILURE ORIGINATED AT A LOCATION ACROSS THE HUB FROM THE OPEN AREA & PROPOGATED OVER APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE SURFACE BEFORE BREAKING AWAY IN OVERLOAD. THE FATIGUE ORIGINATED FROM AN AREA OF A METAL DEFECT IN THE FORM OF OVERHEATED MELTED MATERIAL. A DISCOLORED IRREGULAR AREA EXISTED ALONG THE OUTER RADIUS OF THE ORIGIN AREA, & DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THIS AREA DISCLOSED SPHERICAL PORES & STRUCTURE INDICATIVE OF FUSED METAL. THE FATIGUE STRIATIONS EMANATED FROM THE BASE OF THE POROUS & FUSED ZONE. A SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE DEFECT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,814 hours in all; 17 in this make and model; 112 in the last 90 days; 2,628 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,081 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 16 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B60 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MGM Montgomery AL at 12:20 pm
- Destination: MGM Montgomery AL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 4,010 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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