# Accident 20060217007749A: Cessna 177, Carefree, AZ, February 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2006, 19:20 local time
- Place: Carefree, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8181° N, 111.8978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8181&lon=-111.8978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29377, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29377) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (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 177
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 5 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060217007749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTS THAT HE FAILED TO PROPERLY FLIGHTPLAN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL BURN FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT AND HAD LITTLE OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE PILOT OFFERED NO OTHER REASON FOR HAVING A FUEL DEPLETION ON THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA120), Feb 18, 2006: Cessna 177 (N29377), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and his failure to refuel the airplane prior to the accident flight.

## Other reports on N29377 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780719018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719018799A), Jul 19, 1978: Cessna 177 (N29377), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. (.4) No narrative

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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