ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366062
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 1990 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46174 |
| MSN: | 17257089 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Claremore, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moline, IL (KMLI) |
| Tulsa, OK (KTUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ENGINE FAILED APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE DESTINATION, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. ENROUTE THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED VARYING DEGREES OF ICE, BUT NEARING TULSA CONDITIONS IMPROVED TO VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. INITIALLY THERE WAS A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND THE PILOT SELECTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SITE. A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TOUCHDOWN TOTAL POWER WAS LOST AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN ROUGH TERRAIN. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES, FENCES, AND A DITCH, CAUSING IT TO ROLLOVER INVERTED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF PILOT IN COMMAND TO INSURE THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91LA003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 2004 | N46174 | Private | 2 | Paris, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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