# Accident 20160326004439A: Cessna 172L, Mcneil Island, WA, March 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mcneil Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1975° N, 122.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1975&lon=-122.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1151M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1151M-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326004439A

## Narrative

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

THREE HOURS INTO A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLIGHT OVER THE OLYMPIC PENISULA, PIC REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER AND SPUTTERED OVER SOUTH PUGET SOUND.  NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD WAS TACOMA NARROWS 7 MILES AWAY.  DUE TO GLIDE DISTANCE, PIC LANDED IN NEAREST OPEN FIELD WHICH WAS ON MCNEIL ISLAND.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A MUDDY AREA, NOSE GEAR CAUGHT AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  PIC WALKED AWAY FROM ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR16LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA090), Mar 26, 2016: Cessna 172L (N1151M), McNeil Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's fuel mismanagement, which led to fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was his failure to follow the appropriate…

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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