# NTSB ATL00LA076: Cessna 172M, N3529Q, Manteo, NC, August 8, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 8, 2000, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Manteo, NC - Coordinates: 35.890075, -75.65969 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8901&lon=-75.6597&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49929 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL00LA076 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49929/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA076 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure of preflight planning preparation, which resulted in the fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent loss of engine power. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - swampy ## Analysis The pilot preformed a normal pre-flight inspection of the airplane. The pilot calculated that the airplane had 1.2 hours of fuel onboard. Approximately 25 minutes into the sightseeing flight, the pilot experienced a complete loss of engine power. The pilot selected a location for a forced landing, made an off-airport landing in a swampy area. Examination of the airplane revealed that there was no fuel in the right or left fuel tanks. The pilot reported no mechanical problems, and no mechanical problems were discovered with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On August 8, 2000, at 1530 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N3529Q, collided with trees in a swampy area during an attempted forced landing near Manteo, North Carolina. The sightseeing flight was operated by Kitty Hawk Aero Tours under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot and one passenger received minor injuries, and two passengers were not injured. The flight departed Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, at 1520. Before the flight, the pilot preformed a normal pre-flight inspection of the airplane. The pilot calculated that the airplane had 1.2 hours of fuel onboard before he departed on the first leg of the sightseeing flight. Approximately 25 minutes into the sightseeing flight, the pilot experienced a complete loss of engine power. The pilot selected a location for a forced landing, and made an off-airport landing in a swampy area adjacent to state highway 264. The on-site examination of the airplane revealed that there was no fuel in the right or left fuel tanks. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot, and no mechanical problems were discovered with the airplane during the on-site examination. The pilot reported that the accident occurred during the second tour on the original fuel load. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3529Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3529Q-2005-09-22), registration cancelled 2005-09-22, S/N 17261664, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: IZ61664 - Airframe hours: 10032 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kitty Hawk Aero Tours Inc., - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 20, 2000, 50 hours before - Departed: FFA, KILL DEVIL HILL, NC - Flight plan: VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 638 total, 466 as pilot in command, 59 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 13 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 81 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MQI ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000808008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000808008189A), Aug 8, 2000: Cessna 172M, Manteo, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 8, 2000, at 1530 EDT, a Cessna-172, N3529Q, collided with trees in a swampy area during an attempted forced landing near Manteo, north… From the NTSB's public API. 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