# Accident 20030610017489A: Cessna 172H, Spring City, PA, June 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2003, 21:28 local time
- Place: Spring City, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1706° N, 75.6008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1706&lon=-75.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027U-2011-03-10) (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 O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030610017489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION PROVIDED: 1. PROPELLER/ENGINE NOT MAKING ANY POWER. 2. NO FUEL SPILL NOTED IN SURROUND AREA OF AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE. 3. NO FUEL FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER OR CARBURETOR. 4. FUEL WAS CALCULATED BY OWNER FROM RENTAL LOG OF APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 55 MINUTES OF FUEL WHEN AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PENNRIDGE AIRPORT (N70). TACH TIME FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 10 MINUTES. TURNED OVER TO OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 NYC03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA127), Jun 11, 2003: Cessna 172H (N3027U), East Vincent, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight. The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation in which he failed to refuel the airplane is…

## Other reports on N3027U (1)

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

- [Incident 20020602016279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020602016279I), Jun 2, 2002: Cessna 172H (N3027U), Wellsboro, PA. (-23) Aircraft lost power while making descent to N38 and pilot landed in open field short of the airport.

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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