# Accident 20000708043749A: Cessna 172G, Lake Placid, NY, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 18:05 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2807° N, 73.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2807&lon=-73.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4198L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4198L-2008-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708043749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FUEL DEPLETION PRECIPITATED THE ENGINE OUT EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT ON THE 9TH FAIRWAY AT THE CRAIG WOOD GOLF COURSE. DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO REBOUND INTO THE AIR AND REIMPACT THE GROUND IN A STEEP ANGLE OF DESCENT. MOMENTUM THE CARRIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO TEAR AWAY AND FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH FORWARD AND SIDEWARD IMPACT WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MULTIPLE TRAUMA INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 IAD00LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA057), Jul 8, 2000: Cessna 172G (N4198L), North Elba, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and exhaustion of his fuel supply.

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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