- Date
- July 24, 1978
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20082Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780724018249A
- Case key
- 141305
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1476 78/7/24 PETALUMA,CA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1705 N20082 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RNCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,OR SONOMA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OVER ARPT WHEN ENG FAILED.UNDERSHOT APCH,STALLED STRETCHING GLIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20082
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petaluma Sky Rnch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N20082 · 1
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