- Date
- November 8, 1992, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, MO
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5889ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921108045809A
- Case key
- 15621
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Probable cause
The pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane, a switched off fuel selector and fuel starvation.
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 pilot of the accident airplane received his original checkout in the accident airplane six months before receiving a second checkout lasting one hour. One week after the second checkout flight the pilot departed on a local flight. During initial climbout the pilot reported the engine was running rough. Pumping the throttle, according to the pilot, alleviated the problem momentarily. As the airplane entered onto a downwind leg, the engine began to run rough once again. The pilot stated he applied carburetor heat and began a turn onto a base leg for the landing runway. The pilot stated the engine quit at this point. The airplane made a hard landing in a city horse lot, nosing over as it came to a stop. The on scene investigation revealed the engine was capable of operating. The carburetor float bowl and accelerator pump well were devoid of fuel. The gascolator was found clean and devoid of fuel. The fuel selector was found in the 'off' position by the investigator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5889A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28489
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Vernon W. Warren, doing business as 0
- Registered owner
- Vernon W. Warren
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 8, 1992 · 745 hours before
- Departed
- 2H2
- Destination
- 2H2
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 43 total · 2 in this make and model · 19 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 30 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.