ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385966
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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 2001 |
| Time: | 23:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Topnotch Aviation, Inc |
| Registration: | N6388F |
| MSN: | 17273215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6726 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marfa, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Van Horn-Culberson County Airport, TX (VHN/KVHN) |
| Marfa Municipal Airport, TX (KMRF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight departed on an instrument flight rules (IFR) dark night cross-country flight. While en route, the pilot reported to the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) that he was low on fuel and subsequently, landed at an en route airport to refuel. After departing the airport, the pilot reported to the ARTCC that he was unable to obtain fuel. Therefore, he elected to proceed to another en route airport to refuel. Before reaching the second airport, the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing, and during the landing, the airplane struck several plants before coming to rest upright on a small mesa.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion resulting in a total loss of engine power in cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, and the dark night condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA112
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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