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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Macon, GA · March 9, 1996

Date: March 9, 1996 · 12:15 local
Place: Macon, GA
Airport: Lewis B Wilson
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2681U
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL96LA060
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,411 total2,307 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N2681URegistered now · Cessna 172DS/N 17250281 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft ran out of fuel 1 mile short of runway, crashed landed in a field.(.4)the pilot stated the engine lost power about 1/2 mile from the destination airport. An emergency landing was made, which resulted in a collision with a ditch, then a nose over. Postaccident examination of the airplane indicated that there was no fuel in the left main fuel tank and only 1.5 gallons of fuel in the right tank.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY, CRASHED LANDED IN A FIELD.(.4)THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A DITCH, THEN A NOSE OVER. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND ONLY 1.5 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL96LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMacon, GAThe pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Mar 9, 1996 · Substantial damage