# Accident 20010225039419A: Cessna 172I, Suffolk, VA, February 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2001, 03:20 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8793° N, 76.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8793&lon=-76.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46115, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46115) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010225039419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE TOTAL TIME COINCIDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S RANGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC01LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA080), Feb 25, 2001: Cessna 172I (N46115), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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