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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Delta, CO · September 19, 1999

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Date
September 19, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Delta, CO
Airport
Blake Field Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4262L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN99LA166
Reported as
Cessna 172G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N4262LRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2001 · Cessna 172GS/N 17254331Airframe modelCessna 172G

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What happened

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

(.19) On September 19, 1999, at 1400 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N4262L, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing approximately 500 feet short of runway 3 at Blake field, Delta, Colorado. The private certificated non-instrument rated pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal cross-country flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at page, Arizona, earlier in the day. (-23)the pilot flew from Delta co. to page, AZ. And then returned to Delta co. without refueling the a/c. he stated that he turned a long left base for runway 3 at Delta co. he stated that he had not made a power change as of yet, when the engine went to idle, he pumped the throttle and hit the primer, he could see he wasn't going to make the runway, so he turned right to avoid hitting the steep hillside in front of him. He saw a spot to set down to the south and headed for it, where the a/c struck the ground and came to rest inverted. The a/c determined to be a total loss, there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1999, AT 1400 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N4262L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 3 AT BLAKE FIELD, DELTA, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PAGE, ARIZONA, EARLIER IN THE DAY. (-23)THE PILOT FLEW FROM DELTA CO. TO PAGE, AZ. AND THEN RETURNED TO DELTA CO. WITHOUT REFUELING THE A/C. HE STATED THAT HE TURNED A LONG LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 3 AT DELTA CO. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT MADE A POWER CHANGE AS OF YET, WHEN THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE, HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE AND HIT THE PRIMER, HE COULD SEE HE WASN'T GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, SO HE TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE STEEP HILLSIDE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE SAW A SPOT TO SET DOWN TO THE SOUTH AND HEADED FOR IT, WHERE THE A/C STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE A/C DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN99LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelta, COA forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were inadequate preflight planing, inadequate in-flight planing and rough uneven, unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.Sep 19, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4262L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19960209047029AGunnison, CO(-16) Review of pilot logbook and aircraft maintenanc records indicated no violations of FAR part 61 and 91 relating to airmen qualifications, recency of experience, or aircraft airworthiness. The cause of the engine failure remains unknown. NTSB…Feb 9, 1996 · No damage