Cessna 177 N3107T
20 October 1992 · Morgantown, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1992 at about 00:39 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3107T, operated by Fred Morgan, was involved in an accident near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.6307, -79.9390
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N3107T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fred Morgan
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laurel → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC93LA027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND PLANNING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. AT 2.3 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT AND ABOUT 7 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON A HIGHWAY. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS AT THE CRASH SITE. AN ENGINE RUN REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Jan 1992 | Cessna 177B | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Cleary, Peter J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Dec 1992 | Cessna 177B | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Dart, John C. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 177RG | Durango, Colorado, United States | Sheppard AFB Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1992 | Cessna 177 | Live Oak, Florida, United States | Larry Donald | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1992 | Cessna 177 | Chromo, Colorado, United States | Horning, Patrick J. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1992 | Cessna 172H | New Cumberland, West Virginia, United States | John H. Galicic | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft 35 | New Manchester, West Virginia, United States | Mike Hansen | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Middlebourne, West Virginia, United States | Robert J. Carleton | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1992 | Mooney M20M | Youngs Bottom, West Virginia, United States | Cephas W. Jackson, JR., MD | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Oct 1992 | Cessna 172M | Mallory, West Virginia, United States | Norman A. Brown | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1992 | Mooney M20K | Weston, West Virginia, United States | T and S Rentals | Fatal | 2 |