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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172C · Fresno, CA · July 25, 2001

Date: July 25, 2001 · 13:05 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6988X
Reported as: Cessna 172C
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total175 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N6988XRegistered now · Cessna 172BS/N 17247888 Airframe modelCessna 172B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 07-25-2001, Mr. Frame, a single engine commercial pilot, acting as pilot in command, departed the sierra sky park airport (Q60), Fresno, CA, at approximately 10:45 hours, with three passengers on board, for the woodlake airport (042), woodlake, CA, in N688X, a Cessna 172 aircraft. They arrived at 042 at about 11:30 hours and departed that locaiton around 12:45 hours on a return enroute back to Q60. At approximately 13:05 hours, the aircraft engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Mr. Frame had attempted to use the aircraft fuel primer to keep the engine going and make it into the Fresno-chandler downtown airport (fch), Fresno, CA. Once the engine quit, Mr. Frame executed an off airport emergency landing into an open field some three and one-half miles southeast of fch. The aircraft was not damaged and neither the pilot nor his passengers suffered any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07-25-2001, MR. FRAME, A SINGLE ENGINE COMMERCIAL PILOT, ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND, DEPARTED THE SIERRA SKY PARK AIRPORT (Q60), FRESNO, CA, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 HOURS, WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD, FOR THE WOODLAKE AIRPORT (042), WOODLAKE, CA, IN N688X, A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT. THEY ARRIVED AT 042 AT ABOUT 11:30 HOURS AND DEPARTED THAT LOCAITON AROUND 12:45 HOURS ON A RETURN ENROUTE BACK TO Q60. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:05 HOURS, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MR. FRAME HAD ATTEMPTED TO USE THE AIRCRAFT FUEL PRIMER TO KEEP THE ENGINE GOING AND MAKE IT INTO THE FRESNO-CHANDLER DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (FCH), FRESNO, CA. ONCE THE ENGINE QUIT, MR. FRAME EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING INTO AN OPEN FIELD SOME THREE AND ONE-HALF MILES SOUTHEAST OF FCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGERS SUFFERED ANY INJURIES.