# Accident 20040310016879A: Cessna 172N, Knoxville, TN, March 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2004, 09:57 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8856° N, 83.9575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8856&lon=-83.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6257F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257F-2008-09-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 225 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040310016879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 10, 2004 AT 0957 ET AIRCRAFT N6257F, A CE-172-N, SERIAL #17273175, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 3.5 MILES NW OF TYS AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. TWO POB, MINOR INJURY TO JAMES BRANTLEY IN THE LEFT SEAT WITH A SMALL CUT TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BLOUNT COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICER TIPTON SECURED THE AREA, AND CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL WITH A STICK IN BOTH TANKS WITH ABOUT 1/4" IN THE RIGHT TANK, AND 1/2" IN THE LEFT ON THE STICK. WITNESS STATED OVERHEARING MR. BRANTLEY STATE HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. WHEN I ARRIVED ON SCENE, I CONFIRMED FUEL EXHAUSTION. I INSPECTED THE WRECKAGE AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY.

## 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 ATL04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA082), Mar 10, 2004: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his inadequate supervision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the inadequate preflight planning/preparation to ensure an adequate…

## Other reports on N6257F (2)

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

- [Accident 19831128074069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128074069A), Nov 28, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6257F), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered downdraft after takeoff and contacted runway resulting in crash.
- [Incident 19830604036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604036149I), Jun 4, 1983: Cessna 172 (N6257F), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Hit a light on a fence on approach. Executed a missed approach. Returned for a normal landing.

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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