# Accident 19981022040549A: Cessna 172G, Green Mountain, WA, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Green Mountain, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6293° N, 122.5192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6293&lon=-122.5192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3765L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3765L-2001-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022040549A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE INBOUND FOR LANDING AFTER A CROS S-COUNTRY FLIGHT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A GRASS FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED IT HAD LESS THAN 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND NO FUEL COULD BE DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND 5 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ADDED TO EACH TANK. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND A RUN-UP WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION OR AN IN FLIGHT FUEL LEAK COULD BE FOUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE CALCULATED A TOTAL TRIP TIME OF 2 HOURS AND 35 MINUTES. INFORMATION FURNISHED WITH THE PILOT'S REPORT INDICATED THAT THE HOBBS METER ACCUMULATED 3 HOURS 6 MINUTES FOR THE FLIGHT. NO FUEL WAS ADDED DURING THE COURSE OF THE CROSS-COUNTRY. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 SEA99LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA006), Oct 23, 1998: Cessna 172G (N3765L), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Refueling was not preformed which subsequently led to fuel exhaustion. Factors include the student pilot's inadequate preflight planing/preparation.

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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