ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353223
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1999 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2637V |
| MSN: | 177RG0637 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4577 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheyenne, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waxahachie, TX (4T6) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot topped-off the airplane's fuel tanks on Friday, June 4, 1999. He said that on Saturday, June 5, he flew the airplane for a 'short hop' (an undetermined time). The pilot said that, on the day of the accident, he performed a preflight inspection of the airplane, but did not remove the fuel caps and look into the fuel tanks. He last calculated the fuel remaining over Fort Morgan, Colorado, and determined that he had been airborne for 4.4 hours, and had 1 hour of flight to reach Cheyenne. The pilot radioed the Cheyenne Airport tower that he was on 'short final to runway 26, was low on fuel, and was not going to make it.' The engine lost power approximately 1.5 nm from the approach end of runway 26. The pilot performed a forced landing on a motor cross track. Postaccident examination of the airplane found the fuel tanks were empty. Due to lack of information of the first flight, accurate flight endurance could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate flight planning, and lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. Factor's were the pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight, and the subsequent engine power loss due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 September 1985 | N2637V | Larry Feaster & David Fearis | 0 | Ennis, TX | |
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| 5 April 2011 | N2637V | 0 | Gila Bend, Arizona | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 11:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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