# Accident 19920917037069A: Cessna 177, Manlius, IL, September 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1992, 09:12 local time
- Place: Manlius, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4604° N, 89.6810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4604&lon=-89.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30076, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30076-2015-05-06) (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 177
- Reported engine: CONT IO360E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920917037069A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. FUELED ON INCLINED RAMP. ONE TANK NOT FULL OTHER VENTED FUEL.

## 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 CHI92FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA279), Sep 17, 1992: Cessna 177 (N30076), Manlius, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A FORCED LANDING, AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N30076 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730430010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010929A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 177 (N30076), Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. Acdntly got off taxiway got stuck in mud. Tail cone hit gnd bulged out,restricted elev. Lndd fdy ok.

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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