# Accident 19950701015869A: Cessna 177B, Nappanee, IN, July 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1995, 11:50 local time
- Place: Nappanee, IN
- Airport: Nappanee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4400° N, 85.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4400&lon=-85.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13734, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13734) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 474 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701015869A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. HAD DEPARTED WITH MINIMUM FUEL. FAILED REFUEL AT DESTINATION. NOSED OVER LANDING SOFT FIELD. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA208

## 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 CHI95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA208), Jul 1, 1995: Cessna 177B (N13734), Nappanee, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to do adequate preflight planning and failure to refuel when he had the opportunity. A factor in the accident was the soft field due to recent rains.

## Other reports on N13734 (1)

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

- [Accident 19771214038199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214038199A), Dec 14, 1977: Cessna 177B (N13734), Orange, TX, Substantial damage

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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