# Accident 19950808023749A: Cessna 177RG, Delavan, WI, August 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1995, 11:56 local time
- Place: Delavan, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6208° N, 88.6305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6208&lon=-88.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9055J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9055J-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360F1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808023749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI95LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA263), Aug 8, 1995: Cessna 177 (N9055J), Delavan, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure an adequate amount of fuel was available for the flight. A factor was the improperly installed fuel level transmitter.

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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