# Accident 19890709024519A: Cessna 177A, Akron, NY, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 19:54 local time
- Place: Akron, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0101° N, 78.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0101&lon=-78.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3154T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3154T-2012-12-10) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 99 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709024519A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD.

## 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 NYC89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA159), Jul 9, 1989: Cessna 177A (N3154T), Akron, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N3154T (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840812053329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812053329I), Aug 12, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N3154T), Bartlesville, OK, Minor damage. Deviated near destination due to weather ran out of fuel and landed off airport. Possible fuel gauge error.
- [Accident 19760307004229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760307004229A), Mar 7, 1976: Cessna 177 (N3154T), Truth Or Cons, NM, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750928030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928030099A), Sep 28, 1975: Cessna 177 (N3154T), Las Vegas, NM, 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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