19850812041989A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Vieques, PR · August 12, 1985

Date
August 12, 1985 · 18:39 local
Place
Vieques, PR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30232
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA230
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,935 total31 in this make and model65 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.

Flight originated with estimated 8 gallons of fuel. Ditched after engine quit from fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT ORIGINATED WITH ESTIMATED 8 GALLONS OF FUEL. DITCHED AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION.

NTSB investigation

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