- Date
- June 13, 1984, 21:30 local (Jun 14, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Forkville, MS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3779LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840613024199A
- Case key
- 6478
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
ComplacencyFactor
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
After aprx 3 hrs of flight time, the plt experienced a total loss of power. A forced landing was made in trees in a national forest area. Four ounces of fuel were found in the gascolator, about 2 ounces in the right wing and a few drops in the left wing. The plt stated that he did not visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3779L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17253948
- Airframe hours
- 1,779
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pine Belt Aviation
- Registered owner
- Duane F. Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1984 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- 0M6 · Batesville, MS
- Destination
- PIB · Hattiesburg, MS
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 348 total · 75 in this make and model · 313 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.