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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177B · Fort Jones, CA · June 27, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1976
Place
Fort Jones, CA · FORT JONES, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N13712Cessna 177B
Status
Completed · report September 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760627026529A
Case key
154681

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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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3-2312  76/6/27    FORT JONES,CA       CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N13712              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,OR                  FORT JONES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N13712
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Scott Valley

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.