Cessna 177RG accident near Brooksville, Florida, October 17, 1982
On October 17, 1982 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna 177RG, registered N1892Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Brooksville, Florida (Pilot Country Estates airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were 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 17, 1982 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Brooksville, Florida · Pilot Country Estates
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · all 177RGs on the register
- Registration
- N1892Q · no longer on the register · serial 177R90292
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 700 TO 800 FT AGL WHILE THE PLANE WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN ORANGE GROVE AND WAS DESTROYED. AN EXAMINATION AND PARTIAL TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,410 hours in all; 212 in this make and model; 137 in the last 90 days; 1,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,400 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: X05 Brooksville FL at 11:29 am
- Destination: CDK Cedar Key FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,700 ft by 72 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 169°F (76°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:53 am from TPA, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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