19961008046739A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Ringgold, GA · October 8, 1996

Date: October 8, 1996 · 18:30 local
Place: Ringgold, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2286Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA004
Reported as: Cessna 177

N2286YRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 1997 · Cessna 177S/N 17700086 Airframe modelCessna 177

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What happened

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(-16) After making an emergency landing on an unimproved field due to fuel starvation, the PIC, richard allen jackson, attempted to takeoff (15 gallons of aviation fuel had been purchased). Immediately after takeoff, while commencing a left turn, the aircraft clipped the trees at the end of the field and crashed in the adjacent field, approximately 50 feet from a private home.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) AFTER MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED FIELD DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, THE PIC, RICHARD ALLEN JACKSON, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF (15 GALLONS OF AVIATION FUEL HAD BEEN PURCHASED). IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE COMMENCING A LEFT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND CRASHED IN THE ADJACENT FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM A PRIVATE HOME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRinggold, GAThe pilot's failure to see and avoid obstructions during takeoff.Oct 8, 1996 · Substantial damage