19871003059519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Skwentna, AK · October 3, 1987

Date
October 3, 1987 · 15:10 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3128L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA003
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,581 total650 in this make and model50 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.

Fuel exhaustion. Emergency landing on the tundra. After touchdown aircraft nosed over. No IFR fuel reserve plan.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL EXHAUSTION. EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE TUNDRA. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. NO IFR FUEL RESERVE PLAN.

NTSB investigation

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