# Incident 19960710020979I: Cessna 177B, Ainsworth, NE, July 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1996, 10:05 local time
- Place: Ainsworth, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5484° N, 99.8575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ainsworth, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5484&lon=-99.8575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2183C) (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 O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,125 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710020979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT PLANNED TO STOP AT AINSWORTH, NE FOR FUEL ON VFR FLIGHT FROM GREEN BAY, WI TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NE. ENGINE LOST POWER, PILOT SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR FROM "BOTH" TO "RIGHT." PILOT LANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH PARTIAL POWER. AFTER A MECHANIC INSPECTED AIRPLANE, FUEL WAS ADDED AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR AINSWORTH AND SCOTTSBLUFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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