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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Wasilla, AK · April 30, 2019

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Date
April 30, 2019 · 20:00 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Wasilla
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3031U
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA236
Reported as
Cessna 172E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N3031URegistered now · Cessna 172ES/N 17250631 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft made an emergency landing due to an engine failure. The engine quit due to fuel starvation. The fuel gauges were inoperative on the aircraft. It landed on a private road adjacent to power lines. On rollout it struck a powerline pole causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE ON THE AIRCRAFT. IT LANDED ON A PRIVATE ROAD ADJACENT TO POWER LINES. ON ROLLOUT IT STRUCK A POWERLINE POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA236Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWasilla, AKThe flight instructor's failure to verify the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing and collision with a power line pole. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's…May 1, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3031U · 2

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

Accident 19910412010229ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cantwell, AKLanded on snow covered dirt runway. Folded nose gear and flipped over. Was advised runway not attended. No NOTAMS.Apr 12, 1991 · Substantial damageIncident 19890220021979IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Anchorage, AKStruck the vertical stabilizer of a parked aircraft while taxiing to park.Feb 20, 1989