Cessna 177RG N53060

Summary

On 18 June 1987 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N53060, operated by Richard Vallett, was involved in an accident near Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 June 1987 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Tew-Mac (B09)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N53060

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard Vallett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hartford → Tewksbury

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC87LA179

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE LEFT TANK TO BOTH WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. HE THEN DECIDED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND DURING THE FLARE BECAUSE HE FELT HIS A/S WAS TO FAST. THE ENGINE QUIT AT 40 FT AGL DURING THE GO-AROUND. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED PRIOR TO IMPACT. AS HE WAS BEING PULLED FROM THE ACFT, HE NOTICED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. HE REALIZED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR HAD BEEN ON THE RIGHT TANK AND HE HAD PLACED IT IN THE OFF POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.