# Accident 20070629015899A: Cessna 172N, Yorkville, IL, June 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2007, 21:31 local time
- Place: Yorkville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6556° N, 88.4561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6556&lon=-88.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738SV-2009-02-02) (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: 660 total, 500 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070629015899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT (KOLV), OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI, ENROUTE TO AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KARR), SUGAR GROVE, ILLINOIS, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT (N738SV) ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A FIELD IN YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXHAUSTED ITS FUEL SUPPLY.

## 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 CHI07CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA202), Jun 30, 2007: Cessna 172N (N738SV), Yorkville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate fuel consumption calculations by the pilot, the fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, and the unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot. Contributing factors were the night…

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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