# Accident 19970215001609A: Cessna 172C, Rogers, AR, February 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1997, 12:21 local time
- Place: Rogers, AR
- Airport: Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3301° N, 94.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3301&lon=-94.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1419Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1419Y-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970215001609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A DITCH. (-23) ON FEB. 15, 1997, AT 1224 CST, A CE-172, N1419Y, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PRIVATE OWNER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ROGERS, AR. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PAXTON, IL, AT APPROXIMATELY 0825. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE PILOT INFORMED THE PASSENGERS THE AIRPLANE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A CREEK BED.

## 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 FTW97LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA106), Feb 15, 1997: Cessna 172 (N1419Y), Rogers, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in the loss of engine power, due to fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.