- Date
- January 12, 1985, 14:47 local (22:47 UTC)
- Place
- El Monte, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N34212Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850112002179A
- Case key
- 24457
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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 engine lost pwr & was restarted twice before it quit. The acft landed in a dry riverbed two miles south of the arpt. Two ounces of fuel were found at the scene. Winds were slightly greater than forecast. Four taxi/runup/takeoff/ climbs had been made since refueling and the pilot had flown several diversions. He mistakenly thought that he had topped the tanks at the last refueling & failed to check visually prior to the last takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34212
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17701709
- Airframe hours
- 17,491
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald W. Dunn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- L04 · Holtville, CA
- Destination
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Airport
- EMT · El Monte
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,098 total · 584 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EMT, 2 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.