# Accident 20040713014319A: Cessna 172M, Aniak, AK, July 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2004, 16:20 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TA
- Location: 61.5833° N, 159.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5833&lon=-159.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1453V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1453V-2017-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,272 total, 154 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04IA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040713014319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO ANIAK, ALASKA 3 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC04IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04IA078), Jul 14, 2004: Cessna 172M (N1453V), Aniak, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N1453V (2)

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

- [Accident 20060425007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060425007019A), Apr 25, 2006: Cessna 172M (N1453V), Tuluksak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 20 from Tuluksak Airport, AK (tlt) with pilot and two passengers on board the part 135 on-demand flight. According to the…
- [Incident 20020102000209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020102000209I), Jan 2, 2002: Cessna 172M (N1453V), Kalskag, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had just leveled at cruise flight approximately 700' AGL when engine began to lose power, sputter sporadically and reduce RPM. Pilot performed…

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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