ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365280
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 1991 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N548EC |
| MSN: | 17702505 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1FGD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Lothrop, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Traverse City, MI (Y04) |
| Flushing, MI (3DA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PVT PILOT SAID THAT WHILE FLYING A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP WITH THREE PASSENGERS THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AND EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A FARM FIELD WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND MISJUDGED FUEL CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA162
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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