# Accident 19970808021559A: Cessna 172P, Rock Hill, SC, August 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1997, 14:55 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Rock Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9695° N, 81.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9695&lon=-81.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66098, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66098-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808021559A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER FUEL USE CALCULATION RESULTED FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON PLOWED FIELD. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT (BVI), PA, TO ROCK HILL (29J), SC. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM ROCK HILL, THE ENGINE FAILED. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A FIELD AT THE INTERSECTION OF MT. GALLANT ROAD AND MCCLANIE ROAD IN ROCK HILL, SC. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ATL97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA117), Aug 8, 1997: Cessna 172P (N66098), Rockhill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to plan and have adequate fuel for the flight.

## Other reports on N66098 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830808042349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808042349A), Aug 8, 1983: Cessna 172P (N66098), Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing long and fast and aircraft overshot end of runway.

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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