# Accident 20030312004729A: Cessna 177A, England, AR, March 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2003, 17:15 local time
- Place: England, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5364° N, 91.9825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5364&lon=-91.9825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30461-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030312004729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LOST AND RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 FTW03LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA110), Mar 12, 2003: Cessna 177A (N30461), England, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane while searching for a private grass airstrip, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

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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