# Accident 20181101022329A: Cessna 172G, Cleburne, TX, November 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2018, 13:15 local time
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3558° N, 97.4317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3558&lon=-97.4317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3984L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3984L-2019-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181101022329A

## Narrative

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

APPROX 3.6 HR PILOT CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT THAT INCLUDED 6 TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS AT VARIOUS LOCAL AIRPORTS. ON FINAL LEG TO CPT THE ENGINE BEGAN MISFIRING AND QUIT WHEN THE WINGS WERE BROUGHT LEVEL AFTER THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL. PILOT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO ATTEMPT RESTART (EST 1200' AGL). AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD APPROX 1/4 MILE OFF CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED DURING ROLLOUT BY CONTACT WITH SMALL TREES.

PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL (APPROX 38 GALS) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. NORMAL FUEL BURN APPROX 8-9 GALS PER HOUR.

MAINTENANCE RETRIEVED AIRCRAFT AND SUMPED NO FUEL FROM R/H WING AND 10 OZ OF FUEL FROM L/H WING. FUEL LEVEL INDICATORS CHECKED NORMAL. ENGINE STARTED NORMAL AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED.

SUBSEQUENT FINDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPIRED REGISTRATION WHEN OPERATED. PILOT PROVIDED A COPY OF A RE-REGISTRATION PINK SLIP FORM HOWEVER AFS-60 HAS NO CURRENT RECORD OF SUBMISSION.

## 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 GAA19CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA048), Nov 1, 2018: Cessna 172 (N3984L), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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