- Date
- September 29, 1982
- Place
- Near Kotzebue, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7650GCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820929051779A
- Case key
- 71885
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was landed in the tundra following a power loss returning from a search mission. The lost person was a friend of the pilot of this accident aircraft. Possibly because of this the pilot searched longer than necessary and ran out of fuel on the way home. Also the fuel tanks were not topped off prior to departure and the pilot did not take time to visually check the tanks. A landing during the search mission was made and no refueling was accomplished. The aircraft had flown 5 and 1/2 hours before heading for home. Maximum range is 6 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7650G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259350
- Airframe hours
- 2,501
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Baker Aviation
- Registered owner
- Baker Aviation
- Departed
- Kotzebue, AK
- Destination
- Kotzebue, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,844 total · 91 in this make and model · 3,637 as pilot in command · 420 in the last 90 days · 122 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 104 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.