# Accident 19980525010719A: Cessna 175, Pemberton, NJ, May 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pemberton, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9736° N, 74.6869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pemberton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9736&lon=-74.6869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6577E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6577E-2016-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980525010719A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ENROUTE FROM NEW YORK TO PHIL WHEN IT RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN A CORNFIELD. PEMBERTON, NJ. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ADDED 20 GALLONS OF FUEL, PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE, WHICH BROUGHT THE TOTAL FUEL ONBOARD BETWEEN 45 AND 48 GALLONS.  HE PURCHASED THIS FUEL AT A LOCAL AIRPORT AND TRANSPORTED IT TO HIS AIRPLANE AT THE LAKE, SINCE NO FUELING SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE AT LAKE HINKLEY.  THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE FLIGHT WOULD TAKE HIM ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS TO COMPLETE.  ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER HIS DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE PILOT 'LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A CORN FIELD, OUT OF FUEL.'  HE STATED THAT HE HAD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT THE FUEL GAGES GRADUALLY DECREASED DURING THE FLIGHT; HOWEVER, HE 'WOULD NOT RELY ON THE FUEL GAGES IN A FORTY YEAR OLD AIRPLANE.' EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT AND EMPTY.  ACCORDING TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENGINE'S MANUFACTURER, THE FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR THE MODEL ENGINE WAS 8 TO 10 GALLONS PER HOUR.  THE PILOT REPORTED 250 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, 10 HOURS OF WHICH WERE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.                                                      (-23) PILOT DEPARTED HINCKLEY LAKE, N.Y. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 LOCAL. PILOT STATED HE ADDED 20 GALLONS OF FUEL TO AIRCRAFT FOR A TOTAL OF 45-48 GALLONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 LOCAL AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT DEAD STICKED AIRCRAFT INTO A CORN FIELD IN PEMBERTON, N.J. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THIS INSPECTOR CHECKED BOTH FUEL TANKS, BOTH WERE EMPTY. AIRCRAFT WAS TO LAND AT PHL SEA PLANE BASE.

## 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 IAD98LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA063), May 25, 1998: Cessna 175 (N6577E), Pemberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations and his improper in-flight decision to continue flying with an inadequate fuel supply.

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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