# Accident 20230903016359A: Cessna 172G, Neola, IA, September 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2023, 19:16 local time
- Place: Neola, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4480° N, 95.6318° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4480&lon=-95.6318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1374F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1374F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 53 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230903016359A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN USED TACH TIME FOR FUEL MONITORING PURPOSES. DIDN'T REALIZE THE DIFFERNCE IN HOBBS VS TACH TIME FOR FUEL /FLIGHT MONITORING PURPOSES. AIRMAN DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE, BEING 180 HP VS 160 HP USED MORE FUEL AND MISCALCULATED HIS FUEL FURN AT 10 GPH WHEN IT WAS CLOSER TO 13GPH.  AIRMAN MADE A FUEL STOP AT SAC CITY, IA, KSKI. AIPORT WAS NOTAMED NO FUEL AVAILABLE AND HE DID NOT SEE THAT NOTAM UNTIL HE LANDED THERE.  THAT COST HIM FUEL ADDITIONAL FUEL THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE FOR THIS TRIP.

## 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 CEN23LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA396), Sep 3, 2023: Cessna 172G (N1374F), Neola, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N1374F (1)

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

- [Accident 20061116024559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061116024559A), Nov 16, 2006: Cessna 172G (N1374F), Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was attempting to land at the Ankeny, IA airport (ikv) at approximately 1800 local time. The pilot was unable to get the pilot controlled runway…

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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