# Accident 20001006037349A: Cessna 172M, Sparta, WI, October 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2000, 19:25 local time
- Place: Sparta, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9394° N, 90.8002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9394&lon=-90.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13214-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006037349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FUELED AIRCRAFT ON LAST VISIT TO BLACKRIVER FALLS. DID NOT ADD FUEL FOR THIS LEG. HE STATED THE TRIP ALWAYS TOOK 2 HOURS EACH WAY (SCHAUBURG(06C)-BLACK RIVER FALLS-SCHAUMBURG, PLANNING FOR 1/2 HR. FUEL AT LANDING.ENGINE LOST POWER AT 4500' OVER FT MCCOY, THEN QUIT. PILOT PERFORMED NIGHT FORCED LANDING, STRUCK TREE 30' ABOVE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND, HIT GROUND. DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA004), Oct 7, 2000: Cessna 172M (N13214), Sparta, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, improper fuel management, inadequate in-flight planning/decision, flight to destination alternate not performed, and the discontinued planned…

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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