Cessna 177 N2336Y
27 July 2003 · Murdock, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2003 at about 00:01 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2336Y was involved in an accident near Murdock, Nebraska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Murdock, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lincoln Muni (LNK)
- Coordinates
- 40.8508, -96.7592
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2336Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marshalltown → Lincoln
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA226
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the trees and unsuitable terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted a tree during a forced landing. The pilot reported that after fueling the airplane he and a passenger departed for a cross-country flight. While en route the pilot noticed that his fuel gauges were indicating a lower amount of fuel than he had anticipated. The pilot stated that the engine lost power during cruise flight. He was able to restart the engine after switching to the other fuel tank, but only for a short time. The pilot notified the approach controller but was unable to make it to a nearby airport. The pilot performed a forced landing on a local highway. The airplane struck tree branches on the landing roll. Subsequent to the accident, the pilot stated that he found out that "there was little fuel if any left in the aircraft." A test run of the accident aircraft's engine revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2003 | Cessna 177B | Chinook, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Cessna 177 | Woodland, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2003 | Cessna 177RG | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Oct 2003 | Cessna 177 | Nageezi, New Mexico, United States | John A. Farris | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2003 | Cessna 177RG | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2003 | Cessna 177RG | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2003 | Cessna 175 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2003 | Piper PA-18-150 | Gordon, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2003 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Benkelman, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2003 | North American AT-6 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2003 | Cessna 172F | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 2003 | Grumman G-164A | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |