- Date
- May 15, 1982, 20:52 local (May 16, 1982, 03:52 UTC)
- Place
- 6 Nm S. Of Lake, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N16150Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820515044189A
- Case key
- 69665
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that when he performed his preflight of the aircraft the visual check of the fuel tanks indicated fuel to the bottom of the tabs. Twenty two minutes after takeoff the engine quit. He executed a landing and the aircraft collided with a ditch collapsing the landing gear. After assuring the condition of his passengers the pilot examined the fuel tanks and found them empty. A subsequent examination of the engine revealed no discrepancies that would account for fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16150
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702488
- Airframe hours
- 2,135
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-AIF6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lake Co. Aviation
- Registered owner
- Timothy Layhee
- Departed
- 102 · Lakeport, CA
- Destination
- 102 · Lakeport, CA
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 223 total · 1 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 151 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UKI, 15 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.