ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227701
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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 2019 |
| Time: | 16:32 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Fox Valley Flyers Inc |
| Registration: | N79575 |
| MSN: | 17258188 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SW of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Iowa City, IA (IOW) |
| Appleton, WI (ATW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting the return leg of a cross-country flight. He reported that the airplane was full of fuel before he departed on the first leg of the trip, the duration of which he did not provide. The pilot also reported that he was concerned with the weather at his destination and did not add fuel before departing on the accident flight to expedite his return. He had planned the flight at 7,000 ft mean sea level and felt there was enough fuel onboard at that altitude. After about 1 hour of flight, an air traffic controller directed the pilot to climb to 9,000 ft and rerouted the flight. The pilot stated he became concerned with the fuel level at that time due to the climb and change in wind, but he chose to continue to his destination. About 30 minutes later and 20 miles short of the intended destination, the engine lost all power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot subsequently conducted an emergency landing in a field. At no time during the flight did the pilot express his concerns about the lack of fuel onboard to the controller, request a diversion to a closer airport, or declare an emergency.
The elevator sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning and decision to not divert to a closer airport when the planned flight profile changed, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N79575
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2019 23:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-Jul-2019 03:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2019 20:16 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 01-Sep-2019 15:34 | harro | Updated [Damage] |
| 13-Nov-2019 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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