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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Delavan, WI · August 8, 1995

Date: August 8, 1995 · 11:56 local
Place: Delavan, WI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9055J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA263
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360F1A
Fatal injuries: 0

N9055JRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 1997 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG1148 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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Observed low engine cutting out. Impacted in cornfield. Flown 1HR 20MIN. No evidence fuel crash site. Stalled. (-23) aircraft departed palwaukee airport - destination lake lawn airport 45 sm - 310 degrees pilot indicated 15 gallon of fuel at departure. Enroute engine began to run rough/failure - aircraft crashed approx. 2 sm se of the lake lawn airport. Aircraft impacted in open field terrain - aircraft was destroyed - pilot/pax received serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED LOW ENGINE CUTTING OUT. IMPACTED IN CORNFIELD. FLOWN 1HR 20MIN. NO EVIDENCE FUEL CRASH SITE. STALLED. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PALWAUKEE AIRPORT - DESTINATION LAKE LAWN AIRPORT 45 SM - 310 DEGREES PILOT INDICATED 15 GALLON OF FUEL AT DEPARTURE. ENROUTE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH/FAILURE - AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROX. 2 SM SE OF THE LAKE LAWN AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN OPEN FIELD TERRAIN - AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED - PILOT/PAX RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI95LA263Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelavan, WIthe pilot's failure to assure an adequate amount of fuel was available for the flight. A factor was the improperly installed fuel level transmitter.Aug 8, 1995 · Destroyed