# NTSB MIA75FLG28: Cessna 177, N2995X, Blacksburg, SC, March 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1975
- Place: Blacksburg, SC · BLACKSBURG, SC
- Location: 35.1217° N, 81.5178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blacksburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1217&lon=-81.5178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1825  75/3/31    BLACKSBURG,SC       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3770
        TIME - 1415                    N2995X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKSBURG,SC               SHELBY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT TILTED.5GAL FUEL PUT IN R TANK. FUEL DRAINED TO LEFT. THEN SELECT VALVE PUT TO R FOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2995X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2995X-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 17700395, 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 19750331007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331007169A), Mar 31, 1975: Cessna 177, Blacksburg, SC, Substantial damage. Acft tilted.5GAL fuel put in r tank. Fuel drained to left. Then select valve put to r for tkof.

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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