# Accident 19990403044419A: Cessna R172K, West Milford, NJ, April 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1204° N, 74.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1204&lon=-74.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2743V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2743V-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990403044419A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC99LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA088), Apr 3, 1999: Cessna 172XP (N2743V), Ramapo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the solo cross-country flight.

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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