Final Report: Serious Incident Cessna 177A, (N707XJ) Dunsany Co. Meath, 21 January 2017: Report - 2017-017

 

The Pilot reported that while in the cruise at a height of approximately 1,500 ft, the aircraft suffered a sudden loss of power. A successful forced landing was carried out into a grass field. No injuries were reported and there was no damage. The engine power loss was subsequently found to have been caused by fuel starvation.