# Accident 20081023851999A: Cessna 172A, Coolidge, AZ, October 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2008, 14:50 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9378° N, 111.4844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9378&lon=-111.4844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7822T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7822T-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081023851999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOOK OFF FROM SARITA AIRPORT (37AZ).  WHEN HE MADE A RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE QUIT.  HE THEN SELECTED THE OPPOSITE TANK AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART.  THE PILOT THEN REPORTS HE MADE FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD 3 MILES TO THE WEST OF COOLIDGE AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE WITH THE LEFT WING UP AND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  THERE WAS 1 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AND 7 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT.  WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL STRAINER, AND EVIDENCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 WPR09LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA021), Oct 23, 2008: Cessna 172A (N7822T), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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