# Accident 20001014015039A: Cessna 172N, Jensen, UT, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 19:02 local time
- Place: Jensen, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4691° N, 109.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4691&lon=-109.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738CW-2008-01-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014015039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CROSS COUNTRY SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. PILOT ADMITTED NOT DETERMINING VISUALLY HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ON BOARD A/C PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. A/C WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE NO FUEL ONBOARD AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 DEN01LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA004), Oct 15, 2000: Cessna 172N (N738CW), Jensen, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: an undershoot due to misjudging distance/altitude during an emergency landing. Factors were: inadequate preflight, failure to refuel, fuel exhaustion, operating with an inoperative fuel gauge, and…

## Other reports on N738CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870905064699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870905064699I), Sep 5, 1987: Cessna 172N (N738CW), Upalco, UT, Minor damage. Engine ran rough after improper carburetor heat use. Landed rather than trying to clear powerlines as power resumed

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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