# Accident 20000808008189A: Cessna 172M, Manteo, NC, August 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8901° N, 75.6597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8901&lon=-75.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3529Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3529Q-2005-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000808008189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 8, 2000, AT 1530 EDT, A CESSNA-172, N3529Q, COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A SWAMPY AREA DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING NEAR MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY KITTY HAWK AERO TOURS UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  ISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE COMMERICAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURIED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KILL DEVIL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, AT 1520.  ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES INTO THE SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT SELECTED A LOCATION  FOR A FORCED LANDING AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN A SWAMPY AREA.  THE ONSIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANK WERE EMPTY.                 (.4)ON AUGUST 8, 2000, AT 1530 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N3529Q, COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A SWAMPY AREA DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING NEAR MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY KITTY HAWK AERO TOURS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PL AN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, AT 1520. BEFORE THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT PREFORMED A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT CALCULATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD 1.2 HOURS OF FUEL ONBOARD BEFORE HE DEPARTED ON THE FIRST LEG OF THE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES INTO THE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED A LOCATION FOR A FORCED LANDING, AND MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A SWAMPY AREA ADJACENT TO STATE HIGHWAY 264. THE ON-SITE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT OR LEFT FUEL TANKS. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT, AND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ON-SITE EXAMINATION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND TOUR ON THE ORIGINAL FUEL LOAD.

## 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 ATL00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA076), Aug 8, 2000: Cessna 172M (N3529Q), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure of preflight planning preparation, which resulted in the fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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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