- Date
- August 18, 1984, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N733XQCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840818041519A
- Case key
- 24376
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Analysis
The acft made a forced landing on an abandoned airstrip after the engine quit during a x-country. The solo student plt said he encountered head winds and lower than expected ground speeds even with increased power. He said that the fuel gages indicated 1/8 full when the engine quit. The acft recovery team said that the acft had a total of about 1 cup of fuel aboard and there were no leaks or signs of spillage. The plt stated the acft was full at departure and he had flown about 4 hours before the engine quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733XQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172268634
- Airframe hours
- 1,438
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- David Cavener, doing business as Douglas Aviation
- Registered owner
- Daniel D. Haynes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SNS · Salinas, CA
- Destination
- O17 · Grass Valley, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 104 total · 20 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.