# Accident 20130202001739A: Cessna 172M, Wilcox, AZ, February 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wilcox, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7469° N, 110.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7469&lon=-110.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1421V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1421V-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 160 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130202001739A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD NEAR WILCOX.

WITNESSED NTSB ENGINE RUN AT SALVAGE YARD. ENGINE RUN, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FUEL SYSTEM APPEARS NORMAL.

SUSPECT PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 WPR13LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA113), Feb 2, 2013: Cessna 172 (N1421V), Wilcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any abnormalities that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N1421V (1)

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

- [Incident 20030912025709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912025709I), Sep 12, 2003: Cessna 172M (N1421V), Taylor, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot was practicing soft field landings. During the last landing the pilot landed hard and the propeller struck the runway. Minor damage to…

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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