# Accident 19890211002529A: Cessna 177B, Oneonta, AL, February 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Oneonta, AL
- Airport: Robbins Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9492° N, 86.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9492&lon=-86.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34306-1989-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211002529A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. TURNED BACK BUT CRASHED INTO TREES. PILOT WAS AWARE OF LOW FUEL PRIOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 ATL89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA085), Feb 11, 1989: Cessna 177B (N34306), Oneonta, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND FUEL EXHAUSTION. TREES CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.