ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364986
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| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1991 |
| Time: | 22:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Go Leasing Company |
| Registration: | N21662 |
| MSN: | 17263984 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millville, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manhattan, KS (MHR |
| Harrison, OH (I67) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT PLANNED FOR 4.6 HOURS EN ROUTE FOR THE FLIGHT FROM MANHATTAN, KANSAS TO HARRISON, OHIO. AT THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. HE CIRCLED FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES TRYING TO FIND THE AIRPORT. HE DID NOT ASK FOR HELP FROM THE AVAILABLE RADAR SERVICES IN THE AREA. ENGINE FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ONTO A PARKING LOT, STRIKING A FENCE. THE PILOT SAID, 'AT THE FIRST SIGN OF DISORIENTATION I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED CINCINNATI RADAR CONTROL FOR VECTORS.' THE PILOT'S FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS PRIMARILY IN HELICOPTERS. HE HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 12 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AFTER BECOMING LOST, RESULTING IN ENGINE FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA169
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1983 | N21662 | John Bass Aviation | 0 | Kansas City, MO | |
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| 5 March 1996 | N21662 | Kevin Henderson | 0 | Valparaiso, IN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 20:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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