# Accident 19950724049629A: Cessna 175, Silvercliff, CO, July 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Silvercliff, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1292° N, 105.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Cliff, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1292&lon=-105.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9304B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9304B-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724049629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) ON JULY 24, 1995, N9304B IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR SILVERCLIFF, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES THERE WAS FUEL STARVATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA315), Jul 24, 1995: Cessna 175 (N9304B), Silvercliff, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO FUEL THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N9304B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920728027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920728027949A), Jul 28, 1992: Cessna 175 (N9304B), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Engine seized. On landing struck telephone pole. Crankshaft broke. Caused by sludge plug dislodged blocked oil flow.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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