Rockaway Plane Crash

Small Plane Crash in Rockaway NJ

Accident occurred Friday, July 12, 1996

Aircraft: Cessna 177RG,
Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 Uninjured.

The airplane was en route about 700 feet above the ground when the engine lost power. The pilot turned toward a shopping mall parking lot, and during the descent the airplane struck a power line. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude and the nose landing gear collapsed. Examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were empty with corresponding indication of the fuel gages. There was no evidence of fuel siphoning or leakage on the airplane. The pilot reported that he did not check the fuel quantity before the flight, but instead did an estimation of the amount. The pilot's medical certificate had expired and his flight review was past due. A police toxicologist indicated that the pilot had a blood alcohol level of 0.060%.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his inadequate preflight of the aircraft and his inadequate inflight decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.

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[mytube1968]

Cessna eight..zero..fife..niner..golf­, cleared to land runway WALMART, left traffic. :)

[azdaboss]

O--M--G this is such a big deal that this was posted on your birthday. - Just like thousands of other videos on here!!!! I'm in shock, it's unbelievable. You're one lucky person.

Congratulations!!!

[pjholl]

The drink-fly limit is 1/4 that for the UK drink drive limit, so just 1 shot of 40% whiskey would put you 4 times over the legal limit.

As a pilot, this guy scares me.

[atom2009]

So was he charged with an FUI?

[jamesmichael123]

no he lived its description above

[w29bum]

did he die?

[IceBreaker832]

Bet he cant do that again = P

[RippedWookie]

Didn't check the fuel, intoxicated, totaled an airplane. He was not having such a good day. Bastard.

[rimbaldcatt]

Bummer. 177s are nice airplanes.

[Nza420]

so unusual for the pilot to be impaired...

[JephN]

As an aircraft maintainer myself, I completely agree. He shouldn't be permitted to fly.