# Accident 20040212001839A: Cessna 172N, Parowan, UT, February 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2004, 23:00 local time
- Place: Parowan, UT
- Airport: Parowan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9095° N, 112.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9095&lon=-112.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9892J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9892J-2007-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 148 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040212001839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED DOUBLE EAGLE, NM (AEG) AT 1800 MST ENROUTE TO CEDAR CITY, UT. HE FLEW TO THE PAGE VOR, "TURNED SLIGHTLY RIGHT TO AVOID THE GRAND CANYON" AND CONTINUED TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. HE DESCENDED OVER PANGUITCH, UT HAVING MISTAKEN IT FOR THE CEDAR CITY AREA. HE THEN CLIMBED TO 11,000 AND FLEW SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE CEDAR CITY AREA. AS HE APPROACHED THE PAROWAN AIRPORT (1L9) AT 11,000 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE CIRCLED AS HE DESCENDED AND THEN LANDED APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 22.

## 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 DEN04LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA045), Feb 13, 2004: Cessna 172N (N9892J), Parowan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's in-flight decision/planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The fence and night conditions were contributing factors.

## Other reports on N9892J (2)

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

- [Accident 20050817018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817018389A), Aug 17, 2005: Cessna 172N (N9892J), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) On 08/17/05 at 1315 a CE-172-N, N9892J, s/n 17273952, crashed in Cedar City, UT (cdc) while attempting to make an emergency landing, after take-off, back…
- [Incident 20030421004509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030421004509I), Apr 21, 2003: Cessna 172N (N9892J), Cedar City, UT. (-23) During a night flight returning to Cedar City, UT the engine of N9892J began to lose power and shortly thereafter stopped completely. Pilot made an…

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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