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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Americus, GA · July 24, 2011

Date
July 24, 2011 · 19:10 local
Place
Americus, GA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30214
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA419
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,320 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A newly licensed private pilot (privacy data omitted) departed dawson,GA in order to practice touch-and-go s and proceded to Americus airport where she landed and picked up privacy data omitted (an experienced commercial pilot and CFI). Shortly after their take off from Americus, the aircraft ran out of fuel and privacy data omitted (by his account) conducted the forced landing in a soy bean field. The crop was about waist high and tore up the landing gear of the Cessna. The aircraft was destroyed with no fire and one minor injury suffered by privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

A NEWLY LICENSED PRIVATE PILOT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) DEPARTED DAWSON,GA IN ORDER TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO S AND PROCEDED TO AMERICUS AIRPORT WHERE SHE LANDED AND PICKED UP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (AN EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND CFI). SHORTLY AFTER THEIR TAKE OFF FROM AMERICUS, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (BY HIS ACCOUNT) CONDUCTED THE FORCED LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD. THE CROP WAS ABOUT WAIST HIGH AND TORE UP THE LANDING GEAR OF THE CESSNA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH NO FIRE AND ONE MINOR INJURY SUFFERED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.