19851006049149A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Medford, OR · October 6, 1985

Date
October 6, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Medford, OR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7798X
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86LA005
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3 in this make and model0 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.

Engine quit while making a low pass due to fuel exhaustion. Left wing struck ground in turn. No auto fuel STC.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE MAKING A LOW PASS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND IN TURN. NO AUTO FUEL STC.

NTSB investigation

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