ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294878
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| Date: | Friday 13 February 2004 |
| Time: | 00:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Pro Air Aviation LLC. |
| Registration: | N9892J |
| MSN: | 17273952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7206 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Parowan, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque-Double Eagle II Airport, NM (KAEG) |
| Cedar City Airport, UT (CDC/KCDC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he topped-off the airplane with fuel, and departed to the west on a long cross-country flight. After flying for several hours, he saw the "glow of [city] lights" and thought it was his destination. He attempted to contact the airport by radio, but did not receive a response. He stated that, at that time, he was unable to pick up the VOR. At that point he realized that he must have drifted north and off of his intended heading. He said he adjusted his heading to the southwest, and climbed to a higher altitude. Shortly thereafter, he located his destination, and through radio contact, turned on the runway lights. As he flew over the airport, the airplane's engine began to lose power and then it "cut out." He circled around the airport as he descended and set up for a forced landing on runway 22. On the final approach, he realized that he wasn't going to make the runway. He said that he "increased the [airplane's] angle of attack," but the airplane fell short of the runway. The airplane's right wing struck a fence post and the airplane impacted the terrain approximately 50 yards short of the runway threshold. The airplane's right wing spar was bent outboard of the wing strut, and the nose landing gear was separated from the gear fork. An on-site examination of the airplane revealed that both wing fuel tanks were empty.
Probable Cause: the pilot's in-flight decision/planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The fence and night conditions were contributing factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN04LA045
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 2005 | N9892J | Pro-air Aviation LLC | 0 | Cedar City, Utah | |
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| 12-Oct-2022 15:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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