- Date
- March 13, 1982, 14:08 local (19:08 UTC)
- Place
- Chamblee, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44ERCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820313006349A
- Case key
- 70182
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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 engine lost power as the aircraft approached the destination airport. The pilot was unable to start the engine or glide to the airport. While attempting to land on a road, the pilot was able to avoid electrical wires; however, the right wing struck a pole and the aircraft veered into a fence. The fuel selector was found positioned to the left tank and the left tank was empty. Only 4 gallons of fuel was found in the right tank. The fuel capacity is 40 gallons of which 3 gallons are unusable. Fuel starvation occurred 3 hours after departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-69571
- Airframe hours
- 3,719
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Landaero Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Landaero Enterprises
- Departed
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Destination
- Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Dekalb Peachtree
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 79 total · 7 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.