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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Carlin, NV · July 26, 2004

Date: July 26, 2004 · 15:35 local
Place: Carlin, NV
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N34967
Reported as: Cessna 177B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N34967Registered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17702120 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine 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) N34967, enroute between winnemucca and elko, NV, encountered moderate turbulence with updrafts and downdrafts causing 1000FT. Variations in altitude. During this period a teenage passenger became very air sick. The pilot, Mr. Francis t. brady, while dealing with a sick passenger and turbulence, became somewhat disoriented and was running low on fuel. Mr. Brady found a rural road, Nevada state route 278, and after clearing the road for traffic, initiated a precautionary uneventful landing 23 miles south of Carlin, NV. Fuel was obtained in elko, NV and the aircraft recovered without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N34967, ENROUTE BETWEEN WINNEMUCCA AND ELKO, NV, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURBULENCE WITH UPDRAFTS AND DOWNDRAFTS CAUSING 1000FT. VARIATIONS IN ALTITUDE. DURING THIS PERIOD A TEENAGE PASSENGER BECAME VERY AIR SICK. THE PILOT, MR. FRANCIS T. BRADY, WHILE DEALING WITH A SICK PASSENGER AND TURBULENCE, BECAME SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED AND WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. MR. BRADY FOUND A RURAL ROAD, NEVADA STATE ROUTE 278, AND AFTER CLEARING THE ROAD FOR TRAFFIC, INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY UNEVENTFUL LANDING 23 MILES SOUTH OF CARLIN, NV. FUEL WAS OBTAINED IN ELKO, NV AND THE AIRCRAFT RECOVERED WITHOUT INCIDENT.