# NTSB IAD74FLQ17: Cessna 177, N3250T, Dycusburg, KY, December 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1973
- Place: Dycusburg, KY · DYCUSBURG, KY
- Location: 37.1595° N, 88.1845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dycusburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1595&lon=-88.1845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3250T-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 17700550, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731211038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731211038389A), Dec 11, 1973: Cessna 177, Dycusburg, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot did not check fuel prior to takeoff. Plt assumed line fuel serviceman had topped tanks.

## Other investigations on N3250T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW69D0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0060), Jun 5, 1968: Cessna 177 (N3250T), Electra, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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