# Accident 19930815029339A: Cessna 177B, Houston, TX, August 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1993, 21:53 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9092° N, 95.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9092&lon=-95.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34689-1995-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 11 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815029339A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE 2 HRS SHORT OF FUEL RANGE. LANDED ROUGH TERRAIN. CARBURETOR TESTED HIGHER NORMAL FUEL USE.

## 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 FTW93LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA240), Aug 16, 1993: Cessna 177B (N34689), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MONITOR AND RECALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION EN ROUTE AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH…

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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