# Accident 19991112042889A: Cessna 172N, Rawlins, WY, November 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7793° N, 107.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7793&lon=-107.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5225D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5225D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991112042889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-12-99, DAN S. ANDERSEN A PRIVATE PILOT, WHILE ENROUTE FROM PROVO, UT. TO RAWLINGS, WY. RAN OUT OF GAS APPROX 7 MILES S. OF RAWLINS, WY. AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS. THE CESSNA 172N, N5225D SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91 UNDER VISUAL 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 DEN00LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA018), Nov 12, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5225D), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors in the accident were the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing and the pilot's lack of…

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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