- Date
- October 24, 1986, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Weed, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGZWKCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25462
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Preflight planning/preparation - inaccurateCause
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Engine instruments,fuel quantity gage - false indicationFactor
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - misjudgedCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
During a cross country flight, the engine quit approximately 6 miles north of Weed, California. The pilot initiated a forced landing and the aircraft collided with the terrain 150 feet short of the airport. An examination of the aircraft revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. The pilot stated that both fuel gages indicated that the fuel tanks were 1/4 full, just prior to the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGZWK
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270940
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R. Giesel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- WA09 · Blaine, WA
- Destination
- 085 · Redding, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Weed
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 515 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 40,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 046