# Accident 20200514010929A: Cessna 172P, Tanque Verde, AZ, May 14, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2020, 10:45 local time
- Place: Tanque Verde, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2514° N, 110.7056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2514&lon=-110.7056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63931, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63931-2023-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,058 total, 722 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200514010929A

## Narrative

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

08/03/2020 - KEYS WERE RECEIVED BY STORAGE FACILITY AND THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO RUN THE AIRCRAFT THIS WEEK- RLW

07/13/2020 - RECEIVED THE KEYS TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE OWNER TODAY , I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT RAN BY THE FACILITY THAT IS STORING THE AIRCRAFT , I AM AWAITING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE NTSB TO DO SO - RLW

05/14/2020- DETAILED INSPECTION

I SPOKE WITH THE PERSON THAT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AND HE STATED THAT THE L/H TANK WAS ?BONE DRY? AND THAT THE R/H TANK HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN 20 GALLONS IN IT WHEN HE DRAINED THEM FOR TRANSPORT. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON 05/20/2020 AND NOTED THE FOLLOWING:

?	THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF OIL OR FUEL LEAKAGE.

?	THE PROP TURNED FREELY WITHOUT ANY NOTABLE SOUNDS.

?	I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS VERY CLEAN AND AT THE PROPER LEVEL.

?	THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS SET IN THE BOTH POSITION AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION AND ALL POSITIONS HAD A GOOD DETENT.

?	FUEL CAME OUT OF THE FUEL STRAINER WHEN I PULLED THE FUEL STRAINER KNOB.

?	I DISCONNECTED THE LINE FROM THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE R/H FUEL TANK AND THERE WAS FUEL PRESENT IN THE LINE.(I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE L/H FUEL LINE)

?	I DISCONNECTED THE MAIN FUEL LINE FROM THE CARBURETOR AND THERE WAS FUEL PRESENT IN THE LINE. - RLW

08/12/2020- THE AIRCRAFT IS HAS BE RELEASED FOR TRANSPORT BY THE NTSB AND WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO HAMMOND LOUISIANA , I HAVE COORDINATED WITH THE BATON ROUGE FSDO TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT RUN WHEN IT ARRIVES- RLW

10/7/2020- THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAN TODAY BY AN INSPECTOR OUT TO THE BATON ROUGE FSDO , THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ? CRANKED RIGHT UP ON THE FIRST START? , THE INSPECTOR SENT ME A VIDEO OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING STARTED AND RUNNING.-RLW

## 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 WPR20LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA147), May 14, 2020: Cessna 172 (N63931), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot improper fuel management, which resulted in running the left fuel tank empty and a subsequent total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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