# Accident 20041028029269A: Cessna 172L, Mobile, AL, October 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2004, 21:15 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Bates Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6264° N, 88.0678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6264&lon=-88.0678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2845Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2845Q-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041028029269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT PLAN FORM FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT SHOWS 5 HOURS ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE, 4 HOURS 30 MIN FUEL ON BOARD. PILOT FAILED TO MONITOR FUEL STATE, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL05CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA016), Oct 29, 2004: Cessna 172 (N2845Q), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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