# Incident 19940510031219I: Cessna 177B, Riley Twp, MI, May 10, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1994, 18:35 local time
- Place: Riley Twp, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N548EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N548EC) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940510031219I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. WERE SURE OF PLENTY FUEL. FOUND LEAKING FUEL CAP SIPHONED FUEL.

## Other reports on N548EC (2)

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

- [Incident 19941002037269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941002037269I), Oct 2, 1994: Cessna 177B (N548EC), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Bounced three times on landing. Nose gear separated from aircraft.
- [Accident 19910521016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910521016779A), May 21, 1991: Cessna 177B (N548EC), New Lothrop, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Landing gear collapsed landing in a field. Fuel tanks were found to be empty.

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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