# Accident 20001013015339A: Cessna 172B, Palatka, FL, October 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2000, 09:19 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6407° N, 81.6495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6407&lon=-81.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7894X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7894X-2004-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001013015339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE AND STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED THUNDERBIRD AIRPORT (26J) AT 0830, FOR TOUCH AND GO'S AT KAY LARKIN AIRPORT 20 MILES NORTH OF 26J. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE DEPARTED 26J WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, VERIFIED BY VISUAL INSPECTION, AT 0919 ON THE 4TH TOUCH AND GO THE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND QUIT. THE PIC LANDED ON A ROAD BEHIND THE ST. JOHNS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HITTING A VAN AT A STOP SIGN AND TWO ROAD SIGNS BEFORE CRASHING INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AND WOODED AREA. THE PIC RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HAND AND THE STUDENT SUFFERED A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY, WHILE THE WOMAN IN THE VAN WAS NOT HURT. AN FAA INSPECTION FOUND SLIGHTLY LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF UNUSABLE AUTO GAS COMBINED, DRAINED FROM BOTH TANKS.

## 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 ATL01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA007), Oct 13, 2000: Cessna 172-B (N7894X), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in 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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