# Accident 19970711047189A: Cessna 172, Naches, WA, July 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1997, 09:49 local time
- Place: Naches, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7260° N, 120.6912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naches, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7260&lon=-120.6912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35436-2002-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711047189A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ALL INVESTIGATION FINDINGS TO DATE INDICATE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 SEA97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA166), Jul 11, 1997: Cessna 172I (N35436), Naches, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight by the pilot, and subsequent fuel exhaustion, which led to a forced landing and subsequent nose over of the aircraft. Related factors were: the FBO did not refuel the aircraft as…

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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