# Accident 20170125001399A: Cessna 172, Jay, OK, January 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2017, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jay, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5011° N, 94.8086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5011&lon=-94.8086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5639A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5639A-2019-11-04) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170125001399A

## Narrative

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

ON 01/25/2017 THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF AN SINGLE FATALITY ACCIDENT THAT HAD OCCURRED NEAR ZENA, OK. AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CST. THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT WITH ONE PERSON ONBOARD DEPARTED A PRIVATE SOD AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE WRECKAGE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROVE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGMJ) GROVE, OK. FOR MAINTENANCE.

THE WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER 3-5 HIGH SPEED TAXI RUNS UP AND DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND HEADED TO KGMJ. ON CLIMB-OUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD CLIPPED THE TOP OF A 50 FT. TREE AND APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A CUT HAY FIELD IN A NOSE DOWN INVERTED ATTITUDE.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 GALS OF FUEL IN THE L/H TANK AND APPROXIMATELY 6.5 IN THE R/H TANK. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE R/H TANK BUT WAS DRAWING FROM THE L/H TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE 180 DEGREES MIS-CLOCKED AND NOT SECURED WITH THE REQUIRED PIN. APPROXIMATELY AN OUNCE OR SO OF  FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE STRAINER AND FUEL LINE TO THE CARBURETOR.

THE CARBUATOR APPEARED TO BE NEWLY INSTALLED BUT NO RECORDS WERE LOCATED. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND RECORDED IN THE RECORDS WAS IN 2008. FLIGHT / ENGINE CONTROLS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CONTINUITY AND NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF ANY IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL / CONTROL ISSUES.

## 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 CEN17FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA085), Jan 25, 2017: Cessna 172 (N5639A), Jay, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's negligent maintenance of the airplane, which resulted in improper fuel management, fuel starvation, and a loss of engine power during takeoff due to a missing securing pin in the fuel…

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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