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FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Byron, CA · August 21, 2017

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Date
August 21, 2017 · 20:40 local
Place
Byron, CA
Airport
Byron
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8053G
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA505
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
360 total11 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N8053GRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2018 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0053 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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

A Cessna cardinal CE-177-RG N8053G took off from burns municipal airport in Oregon and landed gear up a mile or so short of Byron Airport, CA.

Aircraft ran out of fuel.

Landing gear left retracted and landed in a cattle fields dried up pond bed.

Aircraft had sustain substantial damage to engine, mount and firewall, fuselage belly and empennage.

The aircraft pilot and passengers not injured.

As the FAA filed it

A CESSNA CARDINAL CE-177-RG N8053G TOOK OFF FROM BURNS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN OREGON AND LANDED GEAR UP A MILE OR SO SHORT OF BYRON AIRPORT, CA.

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

LANDING GEAR LEFT RETRACTED AND LANDED IN A CATTLE FIELDS DRIED UP POND BED.

AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE, MOUNT AND FIREWALL, FUSELAGE BELLY AND EMPENNAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT PILOT AND PASSENGERS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA17CA505Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportByron, CAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 22, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8053G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20080819845589ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · South Lake Tah, CA(-23) After takeoff, the pilot reported that the aircraft settled back on to the runway. The takeoff was continued AD the aircraft departed to the destination airport. During post flight inspection, the pilot noted that the right horizontal stabilizer…Aug 19, 2008 · Substantial damage