- Date
- October 23, 1987, 15:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place
- Midway, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4357RCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871023082239A
- Case key
- 22523
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Analysis
The plt (a co-owner) was on the 1st flt of the acft after its 150 HP Lycoming O-320 eng had been replaced with a 180 HP Lycoming O-360 eng. He took off at about 1115 CDT. The flt progressed w/o rprtd incident until 1437 CDT, when the plt stated the acft was low on fuel. He elected to divert to conroe, TX & was clrd to proceed direct. He dscndd from 9000' to 4000'. At abt 1559, he declared an emerg, stating the eng had lost pwr. Subsequently, he tried to make an emerg landing in an open area. However, before landing, the acft hit trees & crashed. An investigation revealed the acft had a fuel capacity of 38 gal of usable fuel. It had been flown on a previous flt for aprx 1/2 hr & was not refueled prior to this flt. Personnel of the company that replaced the eng rprtd they had briefed the plt that fuel consumption of the new eng was aprx 10 gal/hr per the Lycoming O-360 handbook. The plt's shoulder harness was fnd in a stowed psn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4357R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263108
- Airframe hours
- 2,133
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Britton F. Kelley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1987 · 96 hours before
- Departed
- EGT · Wellington, KS
- Destination
- CXO · Conroe, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 229 total · 79 in this make and model · 205 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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