MINR · CESSNA 177RG · 2009-04-04 · Ocean Isle Beach, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA09CA232
Event ID
20090404X04940
Type
Accident
Date
2009-04-04
Location
Ocean Isle Beach, NC, USA
Coordinates
33.913055, -78.428611
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
177RG
Registration
N1838Q
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to divert to an alternate airport resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's incorrect determination of the fuel load prior to the flight, the lack of placards near the engine-monitoring instrument, and the pilot's reliance of the on-board engine-monitoring instrument instead of the fuel quantity gauges.