IAD75FID11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Highland Spgs, VA · November 14, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1974
Place
Highland Spgs, VA · HIGHLAND SPGS, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2369UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741114039109A
Case key
144497

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3948  74/11/14   HIGHLAND SPGS,VA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N2369U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2187 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R FUEL TANK EMPTY,L ABT 7 GAL.FUEL INLET LINE VOID OF FUEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2369U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Byrd

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.