ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352510
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| Date: | Sunday 26 September 1999 |
| Time: | 22:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Foxtrot Flying Club |
| Registration: | N738FA |
| MSN: | 17269933 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6016 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Des Moines, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodruff, WI (KARV) |
| (KDSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that 'he encountered engine failure' at 3,000 feet mean sea level. The pilot performed a forced landing to a street in a residential area, 1.6 miles east of the Des Moines International Airport, Des Moines, Iowa. The pilot said, 'Upon landing, I struck a telephone pole with the left wing.' Examination of the airplane's two main fuel tanks revealed no fuel. Approximately 1 pint of fuel was recovered from the accumulator tank and lines to the engine. No other anomalies were found.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions which led to fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to this accident was the telephone pole.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA348
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 1984 | N738FA | North Dakota State Univ. Club | 0 | Kindred, ND | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Mar-2024 20:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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