Cessna 177 N30214

Summary

On 24 July 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N30214 was involved in an accident near Americus, Georgia, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

24 July 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (ACJ)

Coordinates

32.0264, -84.2189

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N30214

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Americus → Americus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA419

Nobody was injured.

The CFI and pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he and the pilot departed the airport for a local, personal flight. While returning to the airport, the engine surged and then lost power. The CFI assumed control of the airplane and selected a suitable landing area for a forced landing. During the landing, after clearing a 50-foot-tall tree line, the right wing and nose wheel impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar and firewall. A postaccident examination revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. The CFI reported there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane and that he did not perform a preflight of the airplane prior to the flight nor did he check the fuel level.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.