# Accident 20010429011249A: Cessna 172N, Marfa, TX, April 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2001, 23:30 local time
- Place: Marfa, TX
- Airport: Marfa Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6231° N, 104.2506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6231&lon=-104.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6388F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388F-2004-08-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429011249A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM VAN HORN, TX TO MARFA, TX N6388F CRASHED 20 MILES NW OF MARFA IN THE FORT DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ A PRIVATE PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER.  BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  PILOT INDICATED HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TO MARFA TO PURCHASE FUEL.  INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO FUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED VFR AND WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC.  THE PILOT REPORTED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AROUND THE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS OPERATING.

## 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 FTW01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA112), Apr 30, 2001: Cessna 172N (N6388F), Marfa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion resulting in a total loss of engine power in cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to refuel the aircraft. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

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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