# Accident 20080227836409A: Cessna 177B, Quincy, FL, February 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5978° N, 84.5572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5978&lon=-84.5572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49AF-2008-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (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 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080227836409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 EST, A CESSNA 177B, N49AF, SERIAL NUMBER 17701770, LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED INTO A TREE ON APPROACH TO QUINCY AIRPORT, AT QUINCY FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC08CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA113), Feb 27, 2008: Cessna 177B (N49AF), Quincy, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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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