# Accident 20030919022769A: Cessna 172K, Ocean Springs, MS, September 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2003, 11:55 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Gulfpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3333° N, 88.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3333&lon=-88.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79491, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79491-2004-05-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 17,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030919022769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FISH SPOTTER AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO SHORE WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. LANDED IN OCEAN JUST 200 YARDS FROM SHORE. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA03LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA185), Sep 19, 2003: Cessna 172K (N79491), Ocean Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to transfer fuel from the auxiliary fuel tank to the right main fuel tank in-flight resulting in total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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