# Accident 20060528009599A: Cessna 172N, West Tisbury, MA, May 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2006, 17:40 local time
- Place: West Tisbury, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3928° N, 70.6142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3928&lon=-70.6142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738HE-2006-08-30) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 420 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060528009599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REQUESTED FUEL TO BE FILLED TO 2 INCHES BELOW FILLER NECK FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE PURPOSES. FLIGHT BETWEEN OLD TOWN, MAINE AND MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS (MVY), 230 NM. PIC STATED THAT HE FLEW SOUTH DOWN COAST TO KENNEBUNK (ENE), THEN SOUTH ON 209 RADIAL OFF ENE TO MVY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1500'-2000' AT A POWER SETTING OF 2600. WHILE IN THE PATTERN AT MVY PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NO FUEL. ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY INTO A BACKYARD OF A HOUSE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT ONLY AND AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC06LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA124), May 28, 2006: Cessna C-172N (N738HE), Vineyard Haven, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N738HE (1)

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

- [Incident 19780219007589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219007589I), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 172 (N738HE), Houston, TX. Pilot lost oil pressure, temperature high, then engine siezed. Suspect oil pump failure, manufacturer replaced.

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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