# Accident 20010617011899A: Cessna 172N, Colquitt, GA, June 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2001, 11:20 local time
- Place: Colquitt, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1503° N, 84.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1503&lon=-84.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75579, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75579-2002-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010617011899A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT MOVED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM "BOTH" TO A POSITION BETWEEN "BOTH" AND "RIGHT". PILOT BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD USE MORE FUEL FROM RIGHT TANK THAT THE LEFT TANK. STUDENT PILOT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR MUST BE IN THE "IDENT" TO ENSURE FUEL FLOW.  ENGINE SHUT DOWN, PILOT RAN CHECK LIST AND MOVED FUEL SELECTOR TO "BOTH", BUT FUEL DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FILL LINES.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED PEANUT FIELD.  AFTER RECOVERY TO AIRCRAFT, ENGINE RUN UP WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.  INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR WILL INITIATE A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING FUEL SELECTOR PLACARDING.

## 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 ATL01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA067), Jun 17, 2001: Cessna 172N (N75579), Colquitt, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to use the fuel selector valve properly which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power, and the pilot's improper flare during landing.

## Other reports on N75579 (1)

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

- [Accident 19861214067499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861214067499A), Dec 14, 1986: Cessna 172N (N75579), Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft wingtip struck the ground during a turn at low altitude. Nose gear struck ground and aircraft flipped over

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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