Cessna 177RG N52476
1 August 1986 · Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1986 at about 18:02 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N52476 was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wittman Field (OSH)
- Coordinates
- 44.0597, -88.5391
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N52476
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86FA192
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
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 IFR FLT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE LANDING APCH TO THE DESTINATION APRT IN OSHKOSH, WI, AND THE PLT DITCHED THE ACFT IN LAKE WINNEBAGO. EXAM OF THE ACFT SHOWED THAT THE ENG FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT REPORTED THERE WERE 60 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT TAKEOFF. THE DITCHING OCCURRED 4 HOURS AND 32 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE MANUFACTURER'S FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATION WAS 10.8 GPH FOR THE ACFT IN CRUISE FLT AT 5,000 FT MSL USING 75 PERCENT POWER WITH THE MIXTURE LEANED TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE FUEL/AIR RATIO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Valley View, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177A | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177RG | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 177B | Aztec, New Mexico, United States | Betha Woods | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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