# Accident 20031025026659A: Cessna 172N, Fresno, CA, October 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2003, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7322° N, 119.8197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7322&lon=-119.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738YL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738YL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025026659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 25, 2003 THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SMF AT CFI AVIATION. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, ILYA IVANYUK FLEW WITH HIS STUDENT TO VISALIA AND DROPPED HIM OFF. AFTER HE DEPARTED VISALIA AT ABOUT 1230 PDT HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET POWER. HE LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD IN A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AND UPON TOUCHDOWN FLIPPED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT/PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT TANK POSITION WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT TANK. IT WAS NOTED THAT FUEL WAS OBSERVED TO BE DRIPPING OUT OF THE LEFT FUEL CAP WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 LAX04CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA024), Oct 25, 2003: Cessna 172N (N738YL), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to follow engine out emergency procedures as defined by the…

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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