# Accident 20190430015169A: Cessna 172E, Wasilla, AK, April 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2019, 20:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5992° N, 149.4506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5992&lon=-149.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3031U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3031U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190430015169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA236), May 1, 2019: Cessna 172 (N3031U), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.…

## Other reports on N3031U (2)

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

- [Accident 19910412010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412010229A), Apr 12, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3031U), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on snow covered dirt runway. Folded nose gear and flipped over. Was advised runway not attended. No NOTAMS.
- [Incident 19890220021979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220021979I), Feb 20, 1989: Cessna 172E (N3031U), Anchorage, AK. Struck the vertical stabilizer of a parked aircraft while taxiing to park.

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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