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) |
| Stockton, CA (KSCK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA044
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 2007 | N3459T | Sierra Vista Aviation | 2 | 1/2-mile NE of Auburn Municipal Airport, Auburn, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 10:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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