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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Gila Bend, AZ · May 5, 1983

Date
May 5, 1983 · 20:45 local
Place
Gila Bend, AZ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7795U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA218
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total5 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crash occurred during emergency landing on airport after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON AIRPORT AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.