- Date
- June 27, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Qgallala, NE
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N29397Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820627024909A
- Case key
- 71917
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the preflight, there was about 4 inches of fuel in one tank and about 3 inches in the other tank. However, he did not remember the accident or what happended for about a week thereafter. Witnesses reported that the engine quit running when the plane was Near the airstrip. The aircraft crashed about 1/4 mile from the strip in an area of brush Near trees. Both fuel tanks were visibly checked and were found to be empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29397
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700862
- Airframe hours
- 1,207
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Vampola
- Registered owner
- John Vampola
- Departed
- ORD · Ord, NE
- Destination
- Ogallala, NE
- Airport
- Lakeview Airstrip, runway 31, 2,650 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 737 total · 182 in this make and model · 699 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N29397 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.