# Accident 19790222010989A: Cessna 177, Opa Locka, FL, February 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1979, 13:40 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34583 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222010989A

## Narrative

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

UNCOORDINATED FLIGHT WITH WING LOW AND LOW FUEL RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 MIA79DKT42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT42), Feb 22, 1979: Cessna 177 (N34583), Opa Locka, FL, 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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