ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375904
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Date: | Thursday 21 November 1985 |
Time: | 20:34 LT |
Type: | Cessna 177 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3459T |
MSN: | 17700759 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1374 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 E2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Stockton, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Lodi, CA (020) |
Destination airport: | Stockton, CA (KSCK) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AFTER PERFORMING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF HIS ACFT, THE PIC ALONG WITH A CFI WHO WAS ACTING AS HIS SAFETY PLT, AND ANOTHER PASSENGER DEPARTED. THE CFI REPORTEDLY HAD LOGGED OVER 19,000 HOURS & POSSESSED AN ATP CERTIFICATE. THE PIC DID NOT REPORT HAVING ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WITH ANY ACFT COMPONENT, & STATED THAT THE ACFT'S FUEL GAUGES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. DURING A PRACTICE NDB APPROACH, THE FUEL GAUGES REGISTERED 'EMPTY' & ALL ENG PWR WAS LOST. THE PIC MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A VINEYARD FIVE MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE LEFT TANK'S FUEL CAP WAS NOT LOCATED AT THE LANDING SITE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX86LA044 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA044
History of this aircraft
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Mar-2024 10:46 |
ASN Update Bot |
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