ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352561
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 1999 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4262L |
| MSN: | 17254331 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3364 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Delta, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Page, AZ (KPGA) |
| (1V9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was completing a 'round robin' cross-country flight during which he did not refuel the aircraft at his intermediate stop or at any of several available airports along his return route. The aircraft suffered fuel exhaustion while on short final to land at his destination airport. An emergency landing was conducted on rough, uneven, unsuitable terrain.
Probable Cause: A forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were inadequate preflight planing, inadequate in-flight planing and rough uneven, unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA166
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 February 1996 | N4262L | Private | 0 | Gunnison, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2024 08:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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