# Accident 20200712009179A: Cessna 177A, Falmouth, KY, July 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Falmouth, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6417° N, 84.1978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6417&lon=-84.1978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30309-2021-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200712009179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED ELIZABETHTOWN AIRPORT (KEKK) HEADING TO CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT (I69) IN A FRIENDS CESSNA 177 CARDINAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT HE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. HE ACTIVATED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND STATED IT SEEMED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. HE STATED DURING HIS LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.

## 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 ERA20LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA245), Jul 12, 2020: Cessna 177 (N30309), Falmouth, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that an adequate supply of fuel was available for the flight, which resulted in 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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