- Date
- September 4, 1982
- Place
- Castlerock, CO
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3286TCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820904043849A
- Case key
- 70160
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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
Fuel consumption calculations - inaccurateCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
ObjectFactor
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
During a flight to englewood, CO, the aircraft's engine stopped running and the pilot made a forced landing on the northbound lane of interstate 25 at castle rock. Investigation revealed there was no fuel in the aircraft's fuel tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3286T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700586
- Airframe hours
- 1,980
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dewey A. Meehl
- Registered owner
- Florence E. Meehl
- Departed
- FMN · CO
- Destination
- APA · CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 986 total · 475 in this make and model · 760 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Observed at
- APA, 7 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.