- Date
- July 15, 1982, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Near Sparta, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N33226Cessna 177RG
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820715063169I
- Case key
- 71933
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft experienced power failure while in cruise flight en route from wilmington, NC to atlanta ga. Following the power loss, the pilot landed gear up in an open field Near Sparta, GA. Investigation revealed that the aircraft had last been refueled on 7-2-82 with 46.3 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline. Since that time, the aircraft had been flown a total of 4 hours and 43 minutes. On scene investigation revealed that there was no fuel in the right tank and 6.8 gallons of amber colored fuel in the left tank. Analysis of the recovered fuel indicated that it was regular leaded gasoline. While the FAA inspectors were on scene, they were told by a local resident that shortly after the mishap, the pilot purchased about 7 gallons of automotive gasoline from him and his son. The witness stated that the pilot said that he did not intend to fly the airplane with it, but only wanted to "satisfy the man".
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33226
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0929
- Airframe hours
- 1,520
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Yunaska, Robert L.
- Registered owner
- Yunaska, Robert L.
- Departed
- ILM · Wilmington, NC
- Destination
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 17,000 total · 9 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCN, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.