# Accident 20230623022179A: Cessna 172K, Mirana, AZ, June 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2023, 04:00 local time
- Place: Mirana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5474° N, 111.3608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5474&lon=-111.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84385-2023-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230623022179A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FOR PERSONAL REASONS.  THIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT INCLUDED SEVERAL FLIGHT LEGS FROM MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (AVQ) TO VARIOUS AIRPORTS IN CALIFORNIA AND RETURN.  THE FINAL PHASE OF THE FLIGHT BEGAN AT THE RANCHO MURIETA AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA (RIU) TO THE INYOKERN AIRPORT (IYK), CALIFORNIA FOR A FUEL STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 AM.  THE AIRMAN CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE MARANA REGIONAL.  PRIOR TO REACHING HIS DESTINATION THE AIRMAN NOTICED THAT HE WAS VERY LOW ON FUEL.  THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND CIRCLED TO FIND A SUITABLE AIRPORT.  UNABLE TO FIND A SUITABLE AIRPORT, HE CONTINUED TOWARD HIS DESTINATION.  THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING AND THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO GLID TO A LANDING.  UPON LANDING IN OPEN GROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SOLID OBJECT AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.  THE AIRMAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 WPR23LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA241), Jun 23, 2023: Cessna 172K (N84385), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N84385 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990908047529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990908047529A), Sep 8, 1999: Cessna 172K (N84385), Pickrell, NE, Substantial damage. (.4) The airplane impacted terrain during a night forced landing after experiencing a loss of engine power. The pilot also stated that the engine was running…

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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