ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297161
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 June 2002 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7873U |
| MSN: | 17251873 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3843 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hurricane, UT (UT47) |
| Salt Lake City, UT (U42) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane's engine lost power approximately 2 miles southwest of the intended destination. The pilot said they turned west to avoid houses and power lines. "The sun was in our eyes and we could only look down." The pilot reported spotting a vacant road on which they planned to land. The pilot said she had to turn east to see what was on the road before they landed. The pilot said that turning resulted in a loss of airspeed, such that they landed in a field 50 feet from the road. "When we got close enough to land is when we noticed it was a plowed field." The pilot said the airplane touched down on the main gear, but when the nose gear touched, it "plowed into the field," and the airplane nosed over. An examination of the airplane revealed no fuel present. No other anomalies were found.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN02LA053
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 15:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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