ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294451
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| Date: | Saturday 25 September 2004 |
| Time: | 21:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Edward Bryan Seaborn |
| Registration: | N29650 |
| MSN: | 17701008 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anderson, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Picayune-Picayune Municipal Airport, MS (KMJD) |
| Greenville Downtown Airport, SC (GMU/KGMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he departed at 1600 central daylight time "assuming I had five hours of fuel at departure." The pilot stated he did not visually verify the fuel level in the tanks, and that, during the flight, he "noticed the fuel gauges read lower than they should." The pilot stated he elected to continue without stopping to add fuel. The flight was at 6,000 feet approximately four to five miles from the airport when the engine quit. The pilot located a road for emergency landing. During landing roll, the left wing of the airplane struck a fence, and the airplane veered left into the fence. Emergency response personnel reported no fuel was found in the airplane's fuel tanks. A review of 911 records revealed the accident was reported by callers at 2155 eastern daylight time.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight and his improper in-flight decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL04CA193
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 2008 | N29650 | 0 | Bellefontaine, Ohio | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Oct-2022 18:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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