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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Winchester, VA · November 13, 2000

Date: November 13, 2000 · 07:50 local
Place: Winchester, VA
Airport: Winchester Regional Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2843Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC01LA036
Reported as: Cessna 172L

N2843QRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2003 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259843 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Robert verrill pilot of N2843Q had departed doylestown, PA. At 0430 am Monday November 13, 2000, enroute to fronte royal, VA. To obtain fuel. Upon arriving at front royle the airport was fogged in. He then flew to luray caverns, VA. Then to new market, VA. Both airports were IFR. He called dulles approach for vectors to an airport that was VFR. Dullesa approach gave him vectors to Winchester, VA. The pilot proceeded to Winchester, VA. Which is 18 DME away. The a/c lost power due to fuel depletion approx. 2 miles southeast of Winchester airport and crash landed. A/c had substantial damage and pilot was not injured.privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. ROBERT VERRILL PILOT OF N2843Q HAD DEPARTED DOYLESTOWN, PA. AT 0430 AM MONDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2000, ENROUTE TO FRONTE ROYAL, VA. TO OBTAIN FUEL. UPON ARRIVING AT FRONT ROYLE THE AIRPORT WAS FOGGED IN. HE THEN FLEW TO LURAY CAVERNS, VA. THEN TO NEW MARKET, VA. BOTH AIRPORTS WERE IFR. HE CALLED DULLES APPROACH FOR VECTORS TO AN AIRPORT THAT WAS VFR. DULLESA APPROACH GAVE HIM VECTORS TO WINCHESTER, VA. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO WINCHESTER, VA. WHICH IS 18 DME AWAY. THE A/C LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION APPROX. 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINCHESTER AIRPORT AND CRASH LANDED. A/C HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01LA036Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinchester, VAThe pilot's failure to obtain a pre-departure or en route weather briefing, which led to fuel exhaustion, after his destination and alternate airports were covered by fog. A factor was the fog.Nov 13, 2000 · Substantial damage