19961216039459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172B · Charleston, WV · December 16, 1996

Date
December 16, 1996 · 13:42 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6937X
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD97LA033
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Lost power enroute. Impacted terrain. Pilot stated misjudged fuel. Fuel tanks were empty.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ENROUTE. IMPACTED TERRAIN. PILOT STATED MISJUDGED FUEL. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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