# Accident 20060322003819A: Cessna 172G, Collins, MO, March 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2006, 12:58 local time
- Place: Collins, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8811° N, 93.6611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8811&lon=-93.6611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4444L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444L-2019-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 215 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060322003819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND THREE PILOT-RATED PASSENGERS DEPARTED JOE FOSS FIELD (FSD), SIOUX FALLS, SD AT 0904 CST ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGF), SPRINGFIELD, MO. AT 1254 CST AND APPROXIMATELY 33 NM NW OF SGF, PIC REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER TO ATC. PIC MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY FOUR NM SW OF COLLINS, MO. DURING THE LANDING, N4444L IMPACTED A BARBED-WIRE FENCE AND SUPPORT POST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND AFT PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE. ON-SCENE INSPECTION BY TWO FAA INSPECTORS THAT AFTERNOON REVEALED BOTH FUEL TANKS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^

## 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 CHI06LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA095), Mar 22, 2006: Cessna 172G (N4444L), Collins, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the loss of engine power during cruise flight. An additional cause was the pilot's improper in-flight…

## Other reports on N4444L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730818026799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730818026799A), Aug 18, 1973: Cessna 172G (N4444L), Monroe, SD, Substantial damage. 800 Ft rough grass strip. R stab & elevator struck barbed wire fence. Plt lnd ok.

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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