# Accident 19971004030079A: Cessna P172D, Umatilla, FL, October 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1997, 16:25 local time
- Place: Umatilla, FL
- Airport: Umatilla Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9194° N, 81.6600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9194&lon=-81.6600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8582X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P172D
- Reported engine: CONT GO300E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004030079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. HIT FENCE. FLIPPED OVER LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. (-23) FUEL SELECTOR WAS "ON" THE RIGHT TANK. FUEL PLACARDS "BOTH TANKS ON FOR TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS. FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK WAS APPROXIMATE 13 GALLONS. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD 4.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE TYPE CERTIFICATED DATA SHEET SHOWS THAT THE UNUSABLE FUEL FOR THIS MODEL IS 10.5 OR 5.25 GALLON PER TANK. ENGINE FAILURE DURING DEPARTURE, ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LAND BACK AT FIELD, HIT FENCE.

## 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 MIA98LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA005), Oct 4, 1997: Cessna P172D (N8582X), Umatilla, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper fuel tank selector position by the pilot-in-command resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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