# Accident 20140324009189A: Cessna 172, Carlisle, PA, March 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2014, 23:05 local time
- Place: Carlisle, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2214° N, 77.1989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2214&lon=-77.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4214F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4214F-2017-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140324009189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED UNKNOWN AIRPORT (LATER IDENTIFIED AS PSF) ENROUTE TO CLT (CHARLOTE, NC) AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL. SOURCE OF NAVIGATION UNKNOWN (PILOT STATED HE USED A HAND HELD GPS BUT IT WAS NEVER FOUND). AFTER 4 HOURS ENROUTE, PILOT STATED HE STARTED LOOKING FOR FUEL. PILOT STATED HE TRIED (UNSUCESFULLY) TO TURN ON LIGHTS AT AN UNKNOWN AIRPORT, PILOT THEN CONTINUED SOUTH LOOKING FOR FUEL. PILOT STATED HE BECAME LOST AND HEADED TOWARD CITY LIGHTS (CARLISLE, PA) WHEN HE SAW A AIRPORT BEACON. PILOT FLEW TOWARD THE BEACON AT UNKNOWN ALTITUDE WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN MOMENTS LATER QUIT ALTOGETHER. PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD STOPPED. PILOT STATED HE WAS HEADING FOR HOUSES WHEN HE NOTICED THE STREET LIGHTS ALONG A SUBURBAN ROAD AND TURNED TO ALIGN WITH ROAD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND NOSED TO THE GROUND, COMING TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

## 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 ERA14CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA171), Mar 24, 2014: Cessna 172 (N4214F), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart with a known mechanical malfunction and his improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent impact with…

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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