# Incident 19960208003239I: Cessna 177B, Tarpon Springs, FL, February 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1996, 20:43 local time
- Place: Tarpon Springs, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1491° N, 82.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarpon Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1491&lon=-82.7794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208003239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A RETURN TRIP FROM ATLANTA, GA. WITH A STOP IN LIVE OAK, FL. THE PILOT STATED HE ADDED 10 GAL OF FUEL IN LIVE OAK, FL. HE ESTIMATED THAT HE DEPARTED WITH 20 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD. 25 MILES NORTH WEST OF PIE (DESTINATION), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PILOT WAS OUT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND HAD TO DITCH IN THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UP RIGHT. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

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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