# Accident 20090404008739A: Cessna 177RG, Ocean Isle Bea, NC, April 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ocean Isle Bea, NC
- Airport: Odell Williamson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9131° N, 78.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9131&lon=-78.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1838Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1838Q-2015-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090404008739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (DXR) DANBURY AIRPORT, CT, TRAVELING TO NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, GRAND STRAND AIRPORT.  APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AWAY THE PILOT REPORTED TO MYRTLE BEACH (MYR) APPROACH CONTROL THAT HIS ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH.  THE PILOT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE OCEAN ISLE BEACH AIRPORT (60J).  THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 27 BY 300 FEET DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 ERA09CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA232), Apr 4, 2009: Cessna 177RG (N1838Q), Ocean Isle Beach, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to divert to an alternate airport resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's incorrect determination of 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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