19731211038389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Dycusburg, KY · December 11, 1973

Date
December 11, 1973
Place
Dycusburg, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3250T
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FLQ17
Reported as
Cessna 177
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total82 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot did not check fuel prior to takeoff. Plt assumed line fuel serviceman had topped tanks.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DID NOT CHECK FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.PLT ASSUMED LINE FUEL SERVICEMAN HAD TOPPED TANKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.