# Accident 19901013047709A: Cessna 177RG, Defuniak Spring, FL, October 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1990, 20:25 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8495° N, 86.1995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8495&lon=-86.1995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52838, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52838) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,422 total, 14 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901013047709A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. STRUCK AUTO LANDING ON HIGHWAY. LOOSE FUEL CAP SIPHONED FUEL. GAUGES INACCURATE.

## 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 MIA91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA009), Oct 14, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N52838), De Funiak Spgs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOOSE FUEL CAP AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY PREFLIGHTED, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL SIPHONING AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## Other reports on N52838 (2)

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

- [Incident 20001124030919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001124030919I), Nov 24, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N52838), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On November 24, 2000, at 1545 CST a Cessna 177rd, N52838, sustained a gear up landing when the pilot failed to extend the landing gear. The commercial…
- [Incident 19801204089059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204089059I), Dec 4, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N52838), Anniston, AL, Minor damage. Zk gear could not be extended for landing. Gear actuator rod end broken.

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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