# Accident 19991007043379A: Cessna 177, Frankfort, KY, October 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1999, 19:45 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: Capital City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1893° N, 84.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1893&lon=-84.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29362, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29362) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007043379A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD A SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE FOR AUTOMOBILE GASOLINE.  BEFORE THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT ADDED 15 GALLONS OF AUTOMOBILE GASOLINE TO THE AIRPLANE. HE THOUGHT HE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE GASOLINE AT AN AUTOMOTIVE GAS STATION.  THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT THE FUEL FILTER BECAME CLOGGED AS A RESULT OF FUEL CONTAMINATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2,100 HOURS OF OPERATING TIME SINCE ITS LAST REMANUFACTURE, ABOUT 24 YEARS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT DATE.  A FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT FIND ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE.  HE DID OBSERVE FUEL IN BOTH FUEL TANKS, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY DEBRIS IN THE FUEL FILTER.                             (-23) ENGINE STOPPED DURING NIGHT VFR APPROACH INTO FFT. LANDED IN FIELD OFF AIRPORT.  NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 NYC00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA024), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna 177 (N29362), Frankfort, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons

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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