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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Germantown Hill, IL · September 22, 1996

Date: September 22, 1996 · 12:15 local
Place: Germantown Hill, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N904SW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA350
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Reported engine: Continental O300D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,145 total495 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N904SWRegistered now · Cessna 172DS/N 17250163 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost power 15 minutes after departure. Landed in trees. Only unusable fuel on board. Misjudged fuel quanity. (-23) on September 22, 1996, at approximately 1130 CDT, a Cessna 172, N904SW, registered to robert a. wernsman, lost power and landed short of a gravel road in trees during a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not on file. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the sole occupant, keith wernsman, a commercial pilot, had minor injuries. The flight originated at Mt. Hawley, Illinois, on September 22, 1996, at 1100 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE.LANDED IN TREES.ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL ON BOARD. MISJUDGED FUEL QUANITY. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CDT, A CESSNA 172, N904SW, REGISTERED TO ROBERT A. WERNSMAN, LOST POWER AND LANDED SHORT OF A GRAVEL ROAD IN TREES DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT ON FILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT, KEITH WERNSMAN, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MT. HAWLEY, ILLINOIS, ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1996, AT 1100 CDT.

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 CHI96LA350Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGermantown Hill, ILthe pilot's inadequate fuel supply and his misjudging distance and altitude. The trees were a factor.Sep 22, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N904SW · 1

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

Incident 20030429024179IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lowell, MI(-23) Making fwd slips no flap landings with student, landed too fast w/o sufficient power reduction, insufficient runway to make go-around (obstructions at the end) and marginal length of runway left to make a full stop. A full stop was made but over shot…Apr 29, 2003 · Minor damage