# Accident 20030726021739A: Cessna 177, Murdock, NE, July 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2003, 19:06 local time
- Place: Murdock, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8508° N, 96.7592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8508&lon=-96.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2336Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2336Y-2017-07-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726021739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N2336Y ENROUTE FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT, LACON, IL, TO LINCOLN, NE, LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED ON HWY 63, APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES EAST OF LINCOLN, NE. THE PILOT MOVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK SMALL TREES LOCATED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE DITCH. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE NEXT MORNING THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT, PERSONNEL FROM THE GREENWOOD FIRE DEPT WERE ALSO STANDING BY. THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL. HE STATED THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL IN RIGHT TANK, THERE WAS NO CONTAMINATION, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER AND THE CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE WAS CLEAN.

## 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 CHI03LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA226), Jul 27, 2003: Cessna 177 (N2336Y), Murdock, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the trees and unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N2336Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19760813024759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760813024759A), Aug 13, 1976: Cessna 177 (N2336Y), Roanoke, VA, Substantial damage. Porpoised aftr lndg.

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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