FTW69F0274

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Tulsa, OK · October 26, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1968
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3318TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108029

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3779  68/10/26   TULSA,OKLA          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 124
        TIME - 0115                    N3318T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEFT TANK EMPTY,RT TANK CONTAINED 2.5 GALS FUEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N3318T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulsa Intl

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.