# Accident 20150103000299A: Cessna 172D, Fresno, CA, January 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7208° N, 119.8175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7208&lon=-119.8175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2948U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2948U-2018-03-13) (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: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 169 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150103000299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REPORTED IT WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE ON DECENT. WHILE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST ON THE BANK OF A PONDING BASIN, DURING TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT WING TIP.

## 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 WPR15LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA077), Jan 4, 2015: Cessna 172D (N2948U), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, 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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