# Accident 19750331007169A: Cessna 177, Blacksburg, SC, March 31, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1975
- Place: Blacksburg, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.1217° N, 81.5178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacksburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1217&lon=-81.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2995X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2995X-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,770 total, 8 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331007169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT TILTED.5GAL FUEL PUT IN R TANK. FUEL DRAINED TO LEFT. THEN SELECT VALVE PUT TO R FOR TKOF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75FLG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG28), Mar 31, 1975: Cessna 177 (N2995X), Blacksburg, SC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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