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| Date: | Thursday 9 June 1983 |
| Time: | 11:49 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177RG |
| Owner/operator: | Lloyd Snyder |
| Registration: | N53060 |
| MSN: | 177RG1333 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lansing, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cumberland, WI (D68 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT DURING THE TURN TO FINAL APPROACH. JUST PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHANGED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE BOTH TANKS POSITION BUT HE ACTUALLY TURNED IT TO THE OFF POSITION. THE ACFT LANDED 125 FT SHORT OF THE RWY IN A ROAD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83LA247
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1987 | N53060 | Richard Vallett | 0 | Tewksbury, MA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 06:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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