# Accident 20110724015809A: Cessna 177, Americus, GA, July 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2011, 19:10 local time
- Place: Americus, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0264° N, 84.2189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0264&lon=-84.2189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30214-2017-09-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,320 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110724015809A

## Narrative

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

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^.

## 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 ERA11CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA419), Jul 24, 2011: Cessna 177 (N30214), Americus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI and pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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