- Date
- January 5, 1986, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hazard, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N97TCCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860105000109A
- Case key
- 6916
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Analysis
The plt called the arpt on UNICOM and asked how to find the arpt, stated that he needed fuel and asked if fuel was available. He was given directions and asked if he had landed there before. He replied no, and inquired about the traffic pattern. It was explained to him. He was observed approaching the arpt from the NE and flying down the valley. He attempted to make a turn inside the valley, over shot the turn and crashed into the rock face of a cut on the east side of the arpt. Less than one gal of fuel was found in the left wing. There was no fuel found in the right wing. The pax stated that they had just headed north toward home and did not have a refueling stop planned at any special place. There was no flt plan. The aircraft flew about 1 hr and 28 min on the day prior to the accident. (Normal fuel consumption 10.8 gph). Records show that only 7 gallons of fuel was added at kay larkin airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N97TC
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0951
- Airframe hours
- 2,503
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hasletine, Dennis L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 8, 1985 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 28J · Palatka, FL
- Destination
- 75G · Manchester, MI
- Airport
- I37 · Hazard, runway 35, 2,300 × 60 ft, dirt
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 640 total · 562 in this make and model · 535 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOZ, 43 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.