Cessna 177A accident near S. Hackensack, NJ
On September 3, 2005, a Cessna 177A (airplane) was involved in an accident near S. Hackensack, NJ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 3, 2005
- Place
- S. Hackensack, NJ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.299°N, 74.521°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050914X01457
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 2, 2005, at 2122 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177A, N30491, was substantially damaged when it impacted utility lines and a building, during a forced landing, in South Hackensack, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot sustained fatal injuries and the passenger sustained serious injuries. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island, and was destined for the Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot was interviewed in the hospital, and she stated that she and the private pilot/owner had departed Caldwell during the afternoon. They flew to Block Island, had dinner, and were returning to Caldwell, where the airplane was based. While enroute to Caldwell, the engine lost power, and they diverted to Teterboro. The private pilot commented that she "should have had enough fuel," and she "thought the gauge was wrong." The student pilot had limited memory of the accident sequence. According to recorded Air Traffic Control voice communications, the pilot contacted New York TRACON at 2025, and requested flight following services. She advised the controller that the airplane was level at 3,000 feet, and was 5 miles to the west of Fisher's Island, New York, going to Caldwell, (CDW), New Jersey. The controller issued a transponder code, and normal communications continued with the pilot until 2114, when the pilot declared an emergency. The
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment from prescription medication.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
