# Accident 19900212002019A: Cessna 177B, Raleigh, IL, February 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1990, 16:20 local time
- Place: Raleigh, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8191° N, 88.5301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8191&lon=-88.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900212002019A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON SECOND TRIP,AFTER ORDERING FULL FUEL DID NOT CHECK FUEL. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI90LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA079), Feb 12, 1990: Cessna 177B (N35100), Raleigh, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE UNRELIABLE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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