Cessna 177 N2845X

Summary

On 7 June 2007 at about 11:05 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2845X was involved in an accident near Centreville, Alabama, United States. One person was 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

7 June 2007 at 11:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Centreville, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

32.9406, -87.0864

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N2845X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Centreville → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA045

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power and substantial damage during a forced landing on a road.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91. The pilot told an FAA inspector that the fuel gauges read between one-quarter and empty prior to the accident flight. The engine lost power in cruise flight, and during a forced landing on a dirt road, the airplane impacted trees. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical anomalies, and that during the accident the airplane received damage to the wings, horizontal stabilizer, and fuselage. In a written report, the pilot noted that due to the small amount of fuel found at the accident site, he believed fuel exhaustion was the cause of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.