# Accident 20200515004849A: Cessna 172M, Colchester, IL, May 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2020, 16:30 local time
- Place: Colchester, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4511° N, 90.7908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4511&lon=-90.7908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92036-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200515004849A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED IL84 (DOUGLAS PRIVATE AIRPORT) IN N92036, A CESSNA 172M, TO PURCHASE FUEL AT THE MACOMB MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMQB). THE PILOT STATED, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. THE CESSNA 172 IMPACTED TREES IN THE ARGYLE LAKE STATE PARK IN COLCHESTER, IL AFTER FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 CEN20CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA181), May 15, 2020: Cessna 172 (N92036), Colchester, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight of the fuel quantity which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during cruise flight.

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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