# Accident 20220905020259A: Cessna 177B, Ivanhoe, NC, September 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2022, 15:50 local time
- Place: Ivanhoe, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5845° N, 78.2419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5845&lon=-78.2419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35243-2023-06-17) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220905020259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BRIEFED HIMSELF ON WEATHER. CONDITIONS WORSENED, PILOT CONCENTRATED ON FLYING AROUND TSTORMS AND FLEW LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED CAUSING HIM TO RUN LOWER ON FUEL THAN HE THOUGHT.

## 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 ERA22LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA406), Sep 5, 2022: Cessna 177B (N35243), Ivanhoe, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N35243 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790614016079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614016079I), Jun 14, 1979: Cessna 177B (N35243), Virginia Beach, VA. Pilot vectored toward airport, turned and landed at the wrong airport.

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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