# Accident 20030218003409A: Cessna 172K, Jacksonville, TX, February 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, TX
- Airport: Cherokee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8692° N, 95.2172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8692&lon=-95.2172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678BC-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030218003409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VFR FLIGHT FROM SARASOTA, FL (SRA) TO ABILENE, TX. DPT SRQ MADE FUEL STOP 375 MI LATER AT ATMORE, AL (0R1), TOOK ON 36.5 GA WITH 38 GAL USABLE. DEPARTED AT ABOUT 1400CST AND DECIDED TO MAKE A FUEL STOP AT JACKSONVILLE, TX, CHEROKEE COUNTY AIRPORT (JSO) 400 NM FROM 0R1. ON APPROACH TO RWY 14 ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THEN QUIT. THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM THE END OF RWY 14 AT 1730 CST. CRASHED IN WOODED AREA AND WALKED FOR HELP.

## 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 FTW03LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA100), Feb 18, 2003: Cessna 172K (N678BC), Jacksonville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation for the flight which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for…

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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