- Date
- March 11, 1985, 18:17 local (23:17 UTC)
- Place
- Charleston, WV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1625HCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850311006279A
- Case key
- 6603
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Analysis
The plt filed an IFR flt plan before obtaining the en route wx. He then revised the flt plan by extending the planned flt from Washington, DC, (dulles) to Charleston, WV. The plt did not obtain wx info pertinent to revised flt plan. The plt was unfamiliar with the Cessna 177RG handbook and underestimated fuel on board. He also did not rely on fuel gages or perform fuel calculations while en route. Possible refueling points were overflown. The acft contacted trees 1 mile from the destination arpt, 4 hrs and 17 mins after takeoff. The flt plan was filed for 3 hrs and 20 mins. Only 3 ozs of fuel were found in the fuel system at the accident site. The handbook lists 1 gallon of fuel as being unusable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1625H
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0798
- Airframe hours
- 2,759
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- T & M Enterprises,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1984 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CHS · Kanawha, runway 23, 6,302 × 150 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,075 total · 86 in this make and model · 522 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRW, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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