ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344734
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 2023 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | North Coast Air Inc |
| Registration: | N3282L |
| MSN: | 17256182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Charles M Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS/KSTS), Santa Rosa, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA (STS/KSTS) |
| Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA (STS/KSTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported the airplane recently had an engine upgrade and he was flying it to break in the engine. He had performed fuel calculations based on its previously consumption rate and did not realize the new engine was consuming more fuel than planned. During final approach the airplane experienced a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot performed a forced landing on an open field with high vegetation, substantially damaging the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-windsor-pilot-ok/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192920
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3282L
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N3282L/history/20230819/1937Z/KSTS/KSTS
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a38eb1&lat=38.502&lon=-122.881&zoom=11.6&showTrace=2023-08-19
https://www.northcoastair.com/Aircraft/N3282L-Cessna.html
http://www.northcoastair.com/documents/Air%20Plains%20172041%20172H%20180%20HP%20STC%20Airplane%20Flight%20Manual%20Supplement%20-signed-c172b-n.pdf (conversion spec's)
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/762/762384.jpg (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2023 04:35 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Aug-2023 04:46 | Geno | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2023 06:45 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2023 06:21 | johnwg | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2023 21:16 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 06-Jan-2024 21:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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