- Date
- September 22, 1985, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lolo Pass, ID
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N35105Cessna 177BII
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850922046899A
- Case key
- 40064
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt failed to visually check the fuel tanks during preflt and departed with 3.4 hours flown on the pre-existing fuel supply. Fuel exhaustion occurred 1.2 hours into the flt. The plt overflew a suitable forced landing site and attempted a last minute turn back to the site. The acft stalled in a steep turn at low alt, colliding with trees on a steep downslope. Inspection of the acft failed to disclose signs of fuel both in the acft and on the terrain surroundingthe wreckage. The fuel gages were known to be inaccurate and the operator had a sign posted instructing plts to visuallycheck the fuel quantity. Also, a separate fuel consumption log was kept for the acft. The rear bench seat had three occupants seated on it with one seat belt utilized for all three. The belt separated from the floor mounts during the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35105
- Reported as
- Cessna 177BII
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702210
- Airframe hours
- 2,937
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dorian B. Rogers, doing business as Cascade Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Doran B. Rogers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 11, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Garfield, WA
- Destination
- S82 · Kooskia, ID
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 13 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
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 N35105 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.