Cessna 177RG N1625H

Summary

On 11 March 1985 at about 23:17 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1625H was involved in an accident near Charleston, West Virginia, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 March 1985 at 23:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Kanawha (CHS)

Coordinates

38.3697, -81.5592

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N1625H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL85FA118

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN BEFORE OBTAINING THE EN ROUTE WX. HE THEN REVISED THE FLT PLAN BY EXTENDING THE PLANNED FLT FROM WASHINGTON, DC, (DULLES) TO CHARLESTON, WV. THE PLT DID NOT OBTAIN WX INFO PERTINENT TO REVISED FLT PLAN. THE PLT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CESSNA 177RG HANDBOOK AND UNDERESTIMATED FUEL ON BOARD. HE ALSO DID NOT RELY ON FUEL GAGES OR PERFORM FUEL CALCULATIONS WHILE EN ROUTE. POSSIBLE REFUELING POINTS WERE OVERFLOWN. THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES 1 MILE FROM THE DESTINATION ARPT, 4 HRS AND 17 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLT PLAN WAS FILED FOR 3 HRS AND 20 MINS. ONLY 3 OZS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE HANDBOOK LISTS 1 GALLON OF FUEL AS BEING UNUSABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.