# Accident 19981115047239A: Cessna 172, Baltimore, MD, November 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1998, 23:30 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Essex Skypark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3005° N, 76.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3005&lon=-76.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5806A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5806A-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981115047239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 15, 1998 AT 2300 EST, A CESSNA 172 REGISTRATION N5806A PILOTED BY MR. SCOT YOUNG ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHEN COMMENCING A LEFT TURN ONTO BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 34 AT ESSEX SKY PARK. MR. YOUNG STATED THAT HE DEPARTED WILKES-BARRE AIRPORT WITH ABOUT 30 GALLONS OF FUEL WHICH IS EQUAL TO ABOUT THREE HOURS OF FLYING TIME. THE LEG FROM WILKES-BARRE TO ESSEX IS ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. AFTER LOSING POWER ON BASE LEG HE ACCOMPLISHED THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECK LIST, AT WHICH TIME HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT HE WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE A LANDING AT THE AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO DITCH THE AIRPLANE IN THE WATER. WHEN THE PLANE WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK, THE RIGHT TANK HAD FUEL AND SOME WATER. MR. YOUNG REPORTED HE HAS ABOUT 109 HOURS TOTAL TIME ALL OF THIS TIME HAS BEEN IN CESSNA 172'S.

## 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 IAD99LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA018), Nov 16, 1998: Cessna 172 (N5806A), Essex, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing 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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