19790416009079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Blue Ridge, TX · April 16, 1979

Date
April 16, 1979 · 08:50 local
Place
Blue Ridge, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3496T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DPA14
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,023 total5 in this make and model48 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.

Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Airplane struck fence during emergency landing in field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRPLANE STRUCK FENCE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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