# Accident 20170821019149A: Cessna 177RG, Byron, CA, August 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2017, 20:40 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5044° N, 121.3853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5044&lon=-121.3853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8053G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053G-2018-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 11 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA505) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821019149A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA505), Aug 22, 2017: Cessna 177RG (N8053G), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N8053G (1)

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

- [Accident 20080819845589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080819845589A), Aug 19, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N8053G), South Lake Tah, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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