# Accident 20020616037329A: Cessna 172G, Butler, MO, June 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2002, 20:51 local time
- Place: Butler, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2490° N, 94.3294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2490&lon=-94.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5953R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5953R-2008-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 657 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020616037329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND AFTER ABOUT 5 HOURS IN THE AIR THE PILOT DECIDED TO REFUEL AT BUTLER, MISSOURI. DURING LETDOWN TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, COULD NOT GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT, LANDED OFF AIRPORT DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CHI02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA167), Jun 17, 2002: Cessna 172G (N5953R), Butler, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel exhaustion, the inadequate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot, and the inadequate in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. The unsuitable terrain encountered during 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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