# Accident 19970717018709A: Cessna STC120, Napoleon, OH, July 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1997, 15:40 local time
- Place: Napoleon, OH
- Airport: Henry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3895° N, 84.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3895&lon=-84.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550N-1997-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC120
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 534 total, 165 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970717018709A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREE TRYING RETURN. FUEL WAS DEPLETED. LARGE ENGINE USES MORE FUEL POSSIBLE FACTOR. (FROM FORM 23) PILOT REPORTED, AFTER TAKE OFF FROM 0H17 IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION, RUNWAY 28, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT ALTITUDE ENGINE DEVELOPED LOSS OF POWER, ATTEMPTED LEFT TURN GO AROUND, RIGHT WING HIT TREE AND AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GROUND. (-23) PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM OH17 IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION, RUNWAY 28, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT ALTITUDE ENGINE DEVELOPED LOSS OF POWER, ATTEMPTED LEFT TURN GO AROUND, RIGHT WING HIT TREE AND AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GROUND.

## 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 NYC97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA147), Jul 17, 1997: Cessna 120 (N2550N), Napoleon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off with inadequate fuel.

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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