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FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Zephyrhills, FL · May 14, 2001

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Date
May 14, 2001 · 01:13 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2890X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL01LA054
Reported as
Cessna 177
N2890XRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2017 · Cessna 177S/N 17700290 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot-in-command of N2890X, Mr. Danny abbruzzese, requested a fuel uplift of twenty gallons of fuel at key west, Florida (eyw). He then departed key west, Florida for zepherhills, Florida (zph). On an approximately five mile final, the aircraft experienced fuel starvation and landed in a wooded area approximately one mile short of the approach end of runway 04 at zph. At the scene of the accident, the aircraft was noted to be completely void of fuel, and no fuel was observed on the ground. The wings had separated from the aircraft, and the cabin roof had been torn from the aircraft. Debris and exterior aircraft pieces were observed scattered in the tree tops and on the ground in an easterly direction. The pasco county EMS reported when they arrived on the accident scene, the pilot and passengers were conscious and coherent. The pilot stated he had requested a twenty-gallon uplift prior to departure from key west, Florida and felt the ground crew at key west, Florida might have misfueled the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N2890X, MR. DANNY ABBRUZZESE, REQUESTED A FUEL UPLIFT OF TWENTY GALLONS OF FUEL AT KEY WEST, FLORIDA (EYW). HE THEN DEPARTED KEY WEST, FLORIDA FOR ZEPHERHILLS, FLORIDA (ZPH). ON AN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILE FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION AND LANDED IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 04 AT ZPH. AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO BE COMPLETELY VOID OF FUEL, AND NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND. THE WINGS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE CABIN ROOF HAD BEEN TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DEBRIS AND EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT PIECES WERE OBSERVED SCATTERED IN THE TREE TOPS AND ON THE GROUND IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE PASCO COUNTY EMS REPORTED WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON THE ACCIDENT SCENE, THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE CONSCIOUS AND COHERENT. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD REQUESTED A TWENTY-GALLON UPLIFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM KEY WEST, FLORIDA AND FELT THE GROUND CREW AT KEY WEST, FLORIDA MIGHT HAVE MISFUELED THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ATL01LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZephyrhills, FLThe pilots failure to adequately preflight plan fuel for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.May 14, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2890X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19990306035879ALevel Off Touchdown · West Palm Beach, FL(.19) On March 6, 1999, about 1430 eastern standard time, a Cessna 177, N2890X, registered to a private individual, crashed during landing at lantana airport, lantana, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological…Mar 6, 1999 · Substantial damage