CHI83LA236

1983-06-02 · JACKSON, Michigan, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JXN

Aircraft involved

N20082 Cessna 177B Serious

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THE ENG QUIT AT ABOUT 100-200 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. HE EXECUTED A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN TO REMAIN WITHIN THE ARPT BOUNDARY & THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE MAGNETO MOUNT FLANGE WAS BROKEN & THE MAGNETO WAS HANGING BY THE IGNITION WIRES. THE MAGNETO UPPER FLANGE HAD A RECTANGULAR WEAR PATTERN CORRESPONDING TO THE MOUNT BLOCK ABOUT 1/8 INCH DEEP. THE FLANGE HAD CRACKED AWAY AT THAT POINT. THE LOWER MOUNT BLOCK & NUT WERE MISSING. IT APPEARED THAT EITHER THE BOTTOM NUT WAS LEFT OFF OR HAD VIBRATED OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA236.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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