FARMINGTON, MO, USA
N29490
CESSNA 177
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN ITS ENGINE CEASED TO RUN AFTER 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED FROM ALTITUDE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. INSPECTION OF THE UNDAMAGED FUEL TANKS REVEALED BOTH COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE AIRPLANES HOURLY RANGE, FOR THE ALTITUDE FLOWN, WOULD BE BETWEEN 7.2 AND 6.3 HOURS DEPENDING UPON WETHER THE FUEL TANKS WERE FILLED TO THE TOP OR UP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. FUEL TANK FILLER CAP GASKETS WERE FOUND MODERATELY DETERIORATED AND LEAKED SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUEL WHEN THE WING TANKS CONTAINED FUEL AND WERE INVERTED.
FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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