ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230584
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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 2019 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N52047 |
| MSN: | 177RG1153 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3658 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Land O' Lakes, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ontonagon, MI (OGM) |
| Eagle River, WI (EGV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, on a previous flight, the airplane had been filled with fuel and flown for about 3.8 hours. He added that he attempted to refuel the airplane for the accident flight but that the self-service fuel station at the departure airport "failed to dispense fuel." He stated that he visually checked the tanks and calculated that there would be enough fuel to make the flight. He added that, after departing, during cruise flight about 1,800 ft above ground level, the "engine stopped" and that he then set the "best glide speed" toward a nearby airport. After realizing the airplane would not reach the airport, he executed a 180º turn and landed the airplane on a snow-covered, frozen lake with the landing gear retracted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Nov-2019 17:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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