- Date
- February 24, 1983, 22:50 local (Feb 25, 1983, 04:50 UTC)
- Place
- Galesburg, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N738HHCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830224006539A
- Case key
- 12097
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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 plt stated that during cruise, the engine started to run rough. He applied carburetor heat & initiated emergency procedure, and then engine power was restored. However, a short time later, power was lost again. During a forced landing in an open field, the acft rolled into a stump & was damaged. An exam of the fuel sys revealed that the fuel tanks were empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738HH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269986
- Airframe hours
- 688
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert A. Mccullough
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 17, 1982 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- FWA · Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport
- GBG · Galesburg, runway 2, 5,793 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 106 total · 48 in this make and model · 70 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °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.