Cessna 177BII N35105

Summary

On 22 September 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 177BII registered N35105, operated by Dorian B. Rogers, was involved in an accident near Lolo Pass, Idaho, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 September 1985 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lolo Pass, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

46.0800, -115.8590

Aircraft

Cessna 177BII

Registration

N35105

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dorian B. Rogers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Garfield → Kooskia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA85FA225

3 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 FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS DURING PREFLT AND DEPARTED WITH 3.4 HOURS FLOWN ON THE PRE-EXISTING FUEL SUPPLY. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED 1.2 HOURS INTO THE FLT. THE PLT OVERFLEW A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING SITE AND ATTEMPTED A LAST MINUTE TURN BACK TO THE SITE. THE ACFT STALLED IN A STEEP TURN AT LOW ALT, COLLIDING WITH TREES ON A STEEP DOWNSLOPE. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT FAILED TO DISCLOSE SIGNS OF FUEL BOTH IN THE ACFT AND ON THE TERRAIN SURROUNDINGTHE WRECKAGE. THE FUEL GAGES WERE KNOWN TO BE INACCURATE AND THE OPERATOR HAD A SIGN POSTED INSTRUCTING PLTS TO VISUALLYCHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY. ALSO, A SEPARATE FUEL CONSUMPTION LOG WAS KEPT FOR THE ACFT. THE REAR BENCH SEAT HAD THREE OCCUPANTS SEATED ON IT WITH ONE SEAT BELT UTILIZED FOR ALL THREE. THE BELT SEPARATED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTS DURING THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.