ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293993
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| Date: | Saturday 19 March 2005 |
| Time: | 18:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N12CT |
| MSN: | 46094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nachogdoches, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lufkin, TX |
| Nacogdoches Airport, TX (OCH/KOCH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 550-hour pilot reported that when he was at a cruise altitude of 2,500 feet mean seal level (msl), when the "engine quit." During the forced landing, the airplane struck the tops of trees, nosed over, and impacted terrain. The pilot further stated that he "thought he ran out of fuel." Examination of the airplane revealed that no fuel was observed in the left fuel tank. The owner reported that during the recovery of the airplane, approximately three gallons of automotive fuel was drained from the right fuel tank.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW05CA090
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 16:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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