# Accident 20120508008039A: Cessna 177, Hanksville, UT, May 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5686° N, 110.9572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5686&lon=-110.9572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28WF-2014-05-21) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total, 91 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120508008039A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2012, THE PILOT CLAIMED TO ARRIVE AT THE SPANISH FORK AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 177, N28WF, WITH HIS NEPHEW.  HE CLAIMED TO HAVE CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT AND ADDED 30 GALLONS OF FUEL TO TOP OFF THE TANKS (48 GALLONS USABLE) FROM A TRANSFER TANK IN THE HANGAR.  AFTER FLYING 1.8 HOURS, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LOW PASS OVER A DIRT STRIP WHEN ON THE CLIMB OUT, THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER.  HE SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE DISCOVERED::1.CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL HAD NO FUEL PRESENT NOR RESIDUE PRESENT.2.EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED ON ENGINE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAMS AND CHECK VALVES.3.RECOVERY TEAM DRAINED ZERO (0) GALLONS FROM THE LEFT TANK, AND 1/3 GALLON FROM THE RIGHT.4.PASSENGER REPORTED SMELLING NO FUEL WHILE IN FLIGHT.5.FUEL CAPS WERE SECURED BY VERIFYING AFTER CRASH PICTURES.6.NO FUEL STAINING WAS NOTED IN AFTER CRASH PICTURES.7.FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE WAS FULLY CLOSED.8.IT WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT POSITION.7.ENGINE CONTROLS WERE VERIFIED TO BE CORRECTLY INSTALLED.8.SPARK PLUGS HAD NO ANOMALIES NOTED.9.PISTON AND VALVES HAVE NO ANOMALIES.10.PROPELLERS BLADES WERE BENT AFT.11.ENGINE WAS FREE TO ROTATE.12.ENGINE OIL HAD 6 QTS, NO DISCOLORATION, BURNED SMELL NOR ANOMALIES.13.NO DEFECTS NOTED IN THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT.14.INTAKE APPEARED TO HAVE NO BLOCKAGE OTHER THAN OUTSIDE DIRT FROM ACCIDENT.15.EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT FOR DAMAGE DUE TO ACCIDENT.16.ENGINE MAGNETOS WERE TIGHT WITH LEADS THAT APPEARED BROKEN DUE TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR12LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA198), May 8, 2012: Cessna 177A (N28WF), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to climb or maintain clearance…

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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