# NTSB NYC69F0169: Cessna 177, N3238T, Kutztown, PA, September 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1968
- Place: Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0169

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3304   68/9/8    KUTZTOWN,PA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 362
        TIME - 1740                    N3238T              PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT.RT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ONE EIGHTH FULL WITH TK EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3238T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3238T-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 17700538, 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
- Airport: Kutztown

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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