# Accident 20031016027799A: Cessna 177, Farmington, NM, October 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2003, 19:20 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4356° N, 107.5769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4356&lon=-107.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2246Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2246Y) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 989 total, 28 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031016027799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2003, AT 1920 MST, A CESSNA 177, N2246Y, REGISTERED TO RAINBOW AERO INC, RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE TO FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO AND ON LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD ROLLED INTO LARGE BUSHES 40 MILES SOUT OF FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, ON OCTOBER 16, 2003, AT 1200 MST.

## 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 DEN04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA011), Oct 16, 2003: Cessna 177 (N2246Y), Nageezi, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, inadequate fuel consumption calculations, and improper fuel management. Contributing factors include fuel exhaustion resulting in the loss of power, the…

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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