DAYTON, OH, USA
N3136T
CESSNA 177
THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH AN ESTIMATE 4 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE ENCOUNTERED HEADWINDS THAT WERE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED. AFTER ABOUT 3 HRS AND 48 MIN OF FLIGHT, HE WAS STILL ABOUT 27 TO 28 MI FROM HIS DESTINATION AND DIVERTED TO THE DAYTON GENERAL SOUTH AIRPORT AT DAYTON, OH. PRIOR TO REACHING THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER ABOUT 3 HRS AND 55 MIN OF FLIGHT. AS THE PILOT WAS MAKING A FORCED IN A STREET, THE PLANE STRUCK AN OVERHANGING TREE WHILE IT WAS STILL ABOUT 50 TO 75 FT AGL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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