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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Fruitland Park, FL · September 14, 2010

Date
September 14, 2010 · 13:30 local
Place
Fruitland Park, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3784L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total502 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While desending from 9500 feet, pilot pulled back throttle and engine quit. Emergency procedures followed as per POH with no success. Performed emergency landing in a large open field. Investigation revealed fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE DESENDING FROM 9500 FEET, PILOT PULLED BACK THROTTLE AND ENGINE QUIT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AS PER POH WITH NO SUCCESS. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD.INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL STARVATION.