# Accident 19880914071129A: Cessna 177, Polk City, FL, September 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1988, 20:25 local time
- Place: Polk City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1805° N, 81.8300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polk City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1805&lon=-81.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2357Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2357Y-2011-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 53 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880914071129A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. STRUCK POWERLINES AND BUSHES ON FORCED LANDING. BLAMED A STRONG EN ROUTE HEADWIND.

## 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 MIA88LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA268), Sep 15, 1988: Cessna 177 (N2357Y), Polk City, 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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