# Accident 20030412009949A: Cessna 172H, Holt, MO, April 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2003
- Place: Holt, MO
- Airport: Block Air Village Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4289° N, 94.3689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4289&lon=-94.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3831R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3831R-2004-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030412009949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 16/34 AT MO71. AFTER LIFT OFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON AN EAST/WEST CROSSING RUNWAY (10/28). THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR THE TREES.

## 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 CHI03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA105), Apr 12, 2003: Cessna 172H (N3831R), Holt, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor to the accident were the trees.

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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