- Date
- December 25, 1982, 16:37 local (21:37 UTC)
- Place
- Dayton, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3136TCessna 177
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821225066779A
- Case key
- 70421
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Analysis
The pilot took off with an estimate 4 hrs of fuel on board. While en route, he encountered headwinds that were stronger than expected. After about 3 hrs and 48 min of flight, he was still about 27 to 28 mi from his destination and diverted to the Dayton general south airport at Dayton, OH. Prior to reaching the airport, the engine lost power from fuel exhaustion after about 3 hrs and 55 min of flight. As the pilot was making a forced in a street, the plane struck an overhanging tree while it was still about 50 to 75 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3136T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700436
- Airframe hours
- 1,611
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randolph Newburger
- Registered owner
- Randolph Newburger
- Departed
- 22G · Elyria, OH
- Destination
- HAO · Hamilton, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 258 total · 193 in this make and model · 174 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 142 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 12 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.