# Accident 20090208001499A: Cessna 172D, Bow, WA, February 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2009, 18:25 local time
- Place: Bow, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5598° N, 122.4392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5598&lon=-122.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2404Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2404Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090208001499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KBVS TO PICK UP PASSENGER IN ORCAS ISLAND.  DROPPED PASSENGER OFF AT KBLI.  PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM BELLINGHAM WHEN AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER.  AIRCRAFT WAS OVER WATER WHEN POWER LOSS OCCURRED.  PILOT LANDED IN AN OPEN GRASS FIELD.  ON LANDING ROLL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH DITCH.  MINOR INJURIES.  NO PAX, FLIGHT PLAN OR SERVICES.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS.  PILOT STATED FUEL IN LEFT TANK WAS JUST ABOVE EMPTY AND FUEL IN RIGHT TANK WAS ½.  PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED WITH ½ FUEL IN RIGHT TANK AND ¼ FUEL IN LEFT TANK.

## 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 WPR09CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA113), Feb 9, 2009: Cessna 172D (N2404Y), Bow, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to verify the fuel quantity on board.

## Other reports on N2404Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20000121002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121002019I), Jan 21, 2000: Cessna 172D (N2404Y), Center Island, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was taxiing on grass when the nose wheel went into a hole, resulting in the prop striking the ground. No other damage was incurred and there were…

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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