MKC70F0227

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Gibbon, NE · September 14, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1969
Place
Gibbon, NE · GIBBON, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2923XCessna 177
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
156916

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3973  69/9/14    GIBBON,NEBR         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 148
        TIME - 1905                    N2923X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVARD,NEBR                KEARNEY,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON NARROW ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2923X
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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