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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177A · Gibralter, MI · October 5, 1981

Date
October 5, 1981 · 23:15 local
Place
Gibralter, MI
Airport
Grosse Ile
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30624
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEC01
Reported as
Cessna 177A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A2F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,862 total91 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft crashed during emergency landing attempt. Fuel tanks were empty. Leaking fuel hose may have been factor.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. LEAKING FUEL HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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