# NTSB IAD78FLQ15: Cessna 177, N2892X, Morehead, KY, April 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1978
- Place: Morehead, KY · MOREHEAD, KY
- Location: 38.1901° N, 83.4491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morehead, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1901&lon=-83.4491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0838  78/4/14    MOREHEAD,KY         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 618
        TIME - 1030                    N2892X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,VA                  LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2892X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2892X-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 17700292, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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 19780414006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780414006579A), Apr 14, 1978: Cessna 177, Morehead, KY, 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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