# Accident 19970309047959A: Cessna 175, Wierscave, VA, March 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1997, 20:12 local time
- Place: Wierscave, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2794° N, 78.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2794&lon=-78.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9485B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9485B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970309047959A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ACCURATE INFORMATION WHEN CHECKED OUT IN CE-175 REGARDING FUEL BURN REQUIREMENTS AND FLIGHT PLANNING, NOR DID PILOT ADEQUATELY PLAN HIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERFORMANCE INFO IN OWNER'S MANUAL. FAILURE TO INSURE ADEQUATE FUEL FOR TRIP RESULTED IN ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA053), Mar 10, 1997: Cessna 175 (N9485B), Weirs Cave, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and inaccurate fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Darkness and high vegetation in…

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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