# Accident 20170705010539A: Cessna 177, Wauseon, OH, July 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2017, 17:44 local time
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6122° N, 84.1389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6122&lon=-84.1389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3225T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3225T-2018-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170705010539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED IN REPORT THAT WERE ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 9. THEY TURNED ON BASE AND SET UP FOR A NORMAL LANDING. AS THEY TURNED ON FINAL, THE ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THEY REALIZE THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WENT ABOUT 100 YARDS, CROSS THE STREET, AND STOP IN A DITCH.

## 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 CEN17LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA261), Jul 5, 2017: Cessna 177 (N3225T), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total 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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