# Accident 20180219012469A: Cessna 172N, Saipan, CM, February 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2018, 17:30 local time
- Place: Saipan, CM
- Airport: Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 1SMJ
- Location: 15.1147° N, 145.7167° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=15.1147&lon=145.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7328F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7328F-2020-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 179 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180219012469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GSN FOR A 15 MINUTE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT.  THREE MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT PUMPED THE TROTTLE AND POWER WAS RESTORED. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO HEAD BACK TO GSN.  ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE FIELD THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 25. WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NORTH EAST AT 12 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH ROUGHLY 1000 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A FEW TIMES AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED INVERTED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR18LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA092), Feb 19, 2018: Cessna 172 (N7328F), Obyan, Sark, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and inadequate in-flight fuel monitoring which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and an emergency landing and subsequent…

## Other reports on N7328F (1)

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

- [Incident 19910623028269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623028269I), Jun 23, 1991: Cessna 172N (N7328F), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Pilot descended to 30 feet AGL over canal. Hit a wire which broke and lodged on nose gear.

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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