# Accident 20170917020839A: Cessna 177B, London, OH, September 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: London, OH
- Airport: Madison County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9328° N, 83.4619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9328&lon=-83.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35170, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35170-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,820 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170917020839A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS PERFORMING PRIVATE PILOT TRAINING WITH A STUDENT PILOT.

AIRCRAFT WAS MEASURED FOR FUEL BEFORE FLIGHT USING FUELHAWK OVERWING MEASURING STICK.  CALIBRATION TABLE WAS USED.  CREW ESTIMATED 25 GALLONS ON BOARD WITH AN ESTIMATED 11 GPH BURN AT MIXTURE AND THROTTLE SETTINGS.  FLIGHT TOOK 1.3 HOURS.  CREW ESTIMATED THEY SHOULD LAND WITH APPROX 10 GALLONS ON BOARD.

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF USABLE FUEL 6 MILES SHORT OF INTENDED LANDING AIRPORT.

OFF AIRPORT LANDING CONDUCTED IN A CORN FIELD.

NO INJURIES.

SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, AFT FUSELAGE AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 CEN17LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA358), Sep 17, 2017: Cessna 177B (N35170), London, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate in-flight fuel management, 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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