- Date
- July 27, 1983, 11:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Greensboro, GA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3493TCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830727035729A
- Case key
- 5967
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt-in-command reported that the acft was very low on fuel & he had 10 gallons added to each wing tank before departing madison, GA. From madison, he flew to Greensboro, GA for sales demonstrtion flts. During the 1st demonstration flt, the acft performed well, except the carburetor heat control became jammed at the 'on' position during the landing. The carburetor heat control was finally moved to the 'off' position & a 2nd demonstration flt was begun. During takeoff on the 2nd flt, the eng lost power at aprx 100 to 150 ft AGL. Subsequently, the acft hit trees during an emergency landing. During an investigation, virtually no fuel was found in the eng driven fuel pump, carburetor, electric boost pump, main fuel strainer, fuselage header tank or associated lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3493T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700793
- Airframe hours
- 14
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Poly Tech Industries Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 12, 1981 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- 3J7 · Greensboro, GA
- Airport
- 3J7 · Greene County, runway 24, 3,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,059 total · 513 in this make and model · 972 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 25 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.