Cessna 177 N3493T

Summary

On 27 July 1983 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3493T was involved in an accident near Greensboro, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 July 1983 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Greensboro, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Greene County (3J7)

Coordinates

33.5706, -83.1802

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N3493T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greensboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FKG10

3 people were seriously injured.

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-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS VERY LOW ON FUEL & HE HAD 10 GALLONS ADDED TO EACH WING TANK BEFORE DEPARTING MADISON, GA. FROM MADISON, HE FLEW TO GREENSBORO, GA FOR SALES DEMONSTRTION FLTS. DURING THE 1ST DEMONSTRATION FLT, THE ACFT PERFORMED WELL, EXCEPT THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BECAME JAMMED AT THE 'ON' POSITION DURING THE LANDING. THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS FINALLY MOVED TO THE 'OFF' POSITION & A 2ND DEMONSTRATION FLT WAS BEGUN. DURING TAKEOFF ON THE 2ND FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER AT APRX 100 TO 150 FT AGL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, VIRTUALLY NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, CARBURETOR, ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP, MAIN FUEL STRAINER, FUSELAGE HEADER TANK OR ASSOCIATED LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.