- Date
- May 31, 1987, 15:38 local (20:38 UTC)
- Place
- Huntingburg, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5514TCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870531017429A
- Case key
- 13610
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Analysis
While on a x-country flt, the acft's nav equip was not working properly & the plt became lost/disoriented. He requested a df steer, but had difficulty receiving transmissions on his receiver. He subsequently received assistance & vectors toward the Huntingburg arpt; however, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion before reaching the arpt. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a forced landing in a wooded area about 2 mi from the arpt. Only about 1 quart of fuel was remaining in the fuel tanks after the acdnt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5514T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251414
- Airframe hours
- 3,048
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Holt / Ken Mudd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 3WE · St Louis, MO
- Destination
- EVV · Evansville, IN
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 130 total · 130 in this make and model · 81 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVV, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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