# Accident 20230626009359A: Cessna 177, Hot Springs, AR, June 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2023, 08:05 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4672° N, 93.1154° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4672&lon=-93.1154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3138T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3138T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 6 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230626009359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SWEETWATER TEXAS (KSWW) ON THE MORNING OF 6/25/2023 AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANKS FOR A DESTINATION OF HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS (KHOT). AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEARING ARKANSAS THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THAT EVENING AT DEQUEEN ARKANSAS (KDEQ) DUE TO WEATHER AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT OF HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS (KHOT). IN THE MORNING OF 6/26/2023 THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL AND IT INDICATED RIGHT TANK EMPTY AND LEFT TANK AT 1/4 INDICATED (PASSENGER STATED). THE PILOT WENT TO GO GET FUEL AND THE SELF SERVE STATION BE BEFORE FLIGHT. THE READING FROM THE FUEL PUMP SHOWED THAT A CARD WAS RAN AND APPROVED BUT 0 GALLONS WERE PUMPED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO HOT SPRINGS (KHOT) ON ARRIVAL TO KHOT UNICOM/CTAF RECEIVED A COMMUNICATION FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT THAT IT WAS LOW ON FUEL. MOMENTS LATER ANOTHER COMMUNICATION THAT THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED/SPUN INTO LAKE HAMILTON APPROXIMATELY 3600 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY 5 (KHOT).

## 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 CEN23FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA258), Jun 26, 2023: Cessna 177 (N3138T), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel mismanagement, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate…

## Other reports on N3138T (1)

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

- [Incident 19870331035519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331035519I), Mar 31, 1987: Cessna STC177 (N3138T), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff when engine ran rough. On restart engine popped, smoke and fire noted. No extinguisher on board.

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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