- Date
- November 30, 1987, 23:38 local (Dec 1, 1987, 05:38 UTC)
- Place
- Paducah, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2522LCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871130082359A
- Case key
- 7682
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Abt 20 mi from Paducah (pah), the plt contacted the fss & said the acft was low on fuel & that he intended to land at pah. He was informed that the FBO at pah was closed for the night & fuel was available only if a $25 call-out fee was paid. Also, he was told that fuel was available at nearby farrington airpark (KY29) & that it was open from sunset to sunrise. The plt elected to cont to KY29, which was about 12 mi beyond pah. He saw the arpt beacon, but was unable to see the rwy. As he was maneuvering to find the rwy, the eng lost pwr from fuel exhaustion. Subsequently, the acft was landed in trees & came to rest nose down above the terrain. An investigation revealed the rwy lighting hrs at KY29 had been changed to turn off the lights at around midnight. According to the arpt/facility directory, operating hrs for the rwy lights were from sunset to sunrise. However, arpt management psnl for KY29 had not notified the FAA of the change.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2522L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255722
- Airframe hours
- 4,881
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles R.Millard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 26, 1987 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- SWO · Stillwater, OK
- Destination
- PAH · Paducah, KY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KY29 · Farrington Airpark
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 854 total · 401 in this make and model · 757 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAH, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.