# Accident 19980929027289A: Cessna 172L, Puyallup, WA, September 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1998, 22:20 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1392° N, 122.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1392&lon=-122.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2880Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2880Q-2009-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 13 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980929027289A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT FUEL TOPPED OFF AT 150 GALLONS PRIOR TO INITIAL DEPARTURE. ROUTE OF FLIGHT 1S0-595-BFI-FHR-BFI-1SO.  TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 5.3 HOURS (HOBBS).  NO FUEL STOPS.  ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 300' AGL DURING CLIMB OUT OF 150 AFTER TOUCH AND GO.  DURING EMERGENCY LANDING, IMPACTED DELIVERY TRUCK, SEVERAL SIGNS, AND A SMALL SATELLITE ANTENNA.  IMPROPER PREFLIGHT RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA98LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA191), Sep 30, 1998: Cessna 172L (N2880Q), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to refuel en-route resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were a vehicle (in the landing path) and dark night conditions.

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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