- Date
- October 5, 1981
- Place
- Gibralter, MI · GIBRALTER, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N30624Cessna 177A
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811005065249A
- Case key
- 123024
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3195 81/10/5 NR.GIBRALTER,MI CESSNA 177A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2320 N30624 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 54, 2863 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 91 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GROSSE ILE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GIBRALTER,MI RETURN SOUTH BEND,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SMALL LEAK IN DETERIORATED FUEL LINE.FUEL QTY GAUGES INACCURATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30624
- Reported as
- Cessna 177A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grosse Ile
N30624Registration cancelled May 4, 2021 · Cessna 177AAirframe modelCessna 177AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.