# Accident 20070607009899A: Cessna 177, Marion, AL, June 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2007, 06:00 local time
- Place: Marion, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9406° N, 87.0864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9406&lon=-87.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2845X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2845X-2007-10-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,552 total, 19 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070607009899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM CENTERVILLE, AL (O8A) TO MARION, AL (AO8), ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES, COMING TO REST ON AN EMBANKMENT ALONGSIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC07LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA045), Jun 7, 2007: Cessna 177 (N2845X), Centreville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power and substantial damage during a forced landing on a road.

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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