1 fatal · CESSNA 177 · 2023-06-26 · Hot Springs, AR, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN23FA258
Event ID
20230626192442
Type
Accident
Date
2023-06-26
Location
Hot Springs, AR, USA
Coordinates
34.46725, -93.11536
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
177
Registration
N3138T
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel mismanagement, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from his use of multiple impairing substances.