# Incident 19780602041489I: Cessna 177, Crestview, FL, June 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7479° N, 86.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7479&lon=-86.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11LW-1982-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 43 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602041489I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FUEL VALVE FOUND IN AN ALMOST CLOSED POSITION, NO OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N11LW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810411015529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015529A), Apr 11, 1981: Cessna 177B (N11LW), Questa, NM, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when pilot made off-airport landing after beoming lost on cross-country.

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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