- Date
- December 11, 1973
- Place
- Dycusburg, KY · DYCUSBURG, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3250TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731211038389A
- Case key
- 187515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3780 73/12/11 DYCUSBURG,KY CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 230 TIME - 1445 N3250T PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIANA CTY,OHIO GILBERTSVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT CHECK FUEL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.PLT ASSUMED LINE FUEL SERVICEMAN HAD TOPPED TANKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3250T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3250TRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2014 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3250T · 1
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