ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370840
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Date: | Tuesday 28 June 1988 |
Time: | 09:50 LT |
Type: | Cessna 177B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N35181 |
MSN: | 17702249 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1200 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1F6D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Elko, NV -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Billings, MT (KBIL) |
Destination airport: | Elko, NV (KEKO) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:PLT HAD JUST PURCHASED ACFT AND WAS ON INITIAL LEG OF CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. PLT CALCULATED 4.9 HRS ENDURANCE, VERIFIED BY CFI AS ADEQUATE FOR PROPOSED FLT. AFTER 4.2 HOURS TACH TIME, FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED AND A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED 21 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. ACFT FUEL GAGES AND CLOCK WERE INOP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA88LA119 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA88LA119
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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