- Date
- June 18, 1984, 00:45 local (05:45 UTC)
- Place
- Henning, TN
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N30865Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840618041059A
- Case key
- 6326
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - improperCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft made a forced landing after a power loss. During a post accident exam, no usable fuel was found in the acft. The plt had landed twice en route for fuel, but was not successful in obtaining a sufficient quantity to complete the flt. He elected to continue after the last stop even though the fuel quantity was marginal to insufficient.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30865
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701513
- Airframe hours
- 18,114
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry Rhodes
- Registered owner
- Memphis Navy Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 24, 1984 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- NYC · Union City, TN
- Destination
- 2M8 · Millington, TN
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 228 total · 13 in this make and model · 228 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.