# Accident 20100818041509A: Cessna 177A, Manson, WA, August 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2010, 14:59 local time
- Place: Manson, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8844° N, 120.1350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8844&lon=-120.1350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30559, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30559-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100818041509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CLE ELUM, WA, BOUND FOR CHELAN AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN A DRY FIELD ABOUT 9.25 MILES ESE OF THE AIRPORT NEAR MANSON, WA. AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN ABOUT 40 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE 4 PERSONS ONBOARD.

## 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 WPR10LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA412), Aug 19, 2010: Cessna 177A (N30559), Manson, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot’s failure to ensure that a sufficient quantity of fuel was on board to complete the flight.

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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