# Accident 20141108021899A: Cessna 177, Landrum, SC, November 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2014, 16:15 local time
- Place: Landrum, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1708° N, 82.1803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1708&lon=-82.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3339T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3339T) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 336 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141108021899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KVLL AND WAS ENROUTE TO KGMU NON-STOP. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL SW OF LANDRUM, SC WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 20 NM NE OF KGMU.

## 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 ERA15CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA048), Nov 8, 2014: Cessna 177 (N3339T), Landrum, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, 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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