# Accident 19911019056919A: Cessna 177B, London, KY, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 16:12 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: London-Corbin Airport-Macgee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1201° N, 84.0798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1201&lon=-84.0798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29308, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29308-1997-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 3 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019056919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FOREST FIRE PATROL WHEN RIGHT TANK RAN DRY. DID NOT SWITCH TO LEFT TANK WITH FUEL UNTIL TOO LATE.

## 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 BFO92LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA002), Oct 19, 1991: Cessna 177B (N29308), London, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM FUEL STARVATION DUE TO INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT.

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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