19990403044419A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · West Milford, NJ · April 3, 1999

Date
April 3, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place
West Milford, NJ
Airport
Greenwood Lake Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2743V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99LA088
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) PIC departed 4N1 on a training flight after 1.5 hrs of flight time. The engine fuel pressure went to zero. PIC changed tanks and the engine restarted then stopped. A/c landed on a baseball field. Inspection of both fuel tank found no fuel. Fuel strainer was empty. A/c was fueled on 4/2 and then flew 2 hrs. It was not fueled prior to flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC DEPARTED 4N1 ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AFTER 1.5 HRS OF FLIGHT TIME. THE ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. PIC CHANGED TANKS AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED THEN STOPPED. A/C LANDED ON A BASEBALL FIELD. INSPECTION OF BOTH FUEL TANK FOUND NO FUEL. FUEL STRAINER WAS EMPTY. A/C WAS FUELED ON 4/2 AND THEN FLEW 2 HRS. IT WAS NOT FUELED PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.