# Incident 19820715063169I: Cessna 177RG, Sparta, GA, July 15, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Sparta, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2706° N, 82.9710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2706&lon=-82.9710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33226 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82IA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715063169I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE IFR. MADE VISUAL WHEELS UP LANDING IN A FIELD. PUT AUTO FUEL IN AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING.

## 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 ATL82IA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA198), Jul 15, 1982: Cessna 177RG (N33226), Near Sparta, GA, incident, minor 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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