# Accident 20110618011159A: Cessna 172P, Mt. Pleasant, UT, June 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2011, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mt. Pleasant, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5219° N, 111.4083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5219&lon=-111.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65654-2012-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320-D2J
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 5
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618011159A

## Narrative

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

DURING PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY. HE RELIED ON THE PREVIOUS PILOT TELLING HIM THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FULL. NEITHER HE NOR THE PREVIOUS PILOT KNEW THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLOWN BY A THRID PARTY THE DAY BEFORE. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND FLEW 3 LEGS, TOTALLING ABOUT 80 MINUTES, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT KNEW THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INDICATING LOW THROUGH OUT THE FLIGHT, BUT THOUGHT THEY WERE INACCURRATE.

## 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 WPR11LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA266), Jun 18, 2011: Cessna 172P (N65654), Mount Pleasant, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to determine the airplane’s fuel quantity before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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