- Date
- November 25, 1993, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N89900Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19931125044499A
- Case key
- 37464
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Probable cause
The improper positioning of the fuel selector by the pilot-in- command resulting in 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 stated that the engine lost power and the airplane struck a tree and came to rest on the roof of a house after the forced landing. Examination of the airplane by FAA personnel revealed that the fuel selector was in the off postion and there was no fuel in the gascolator.
Factual narrative
On November 25, 1993, about 1155 eastern standard time, N89900, a Cessna 172P, registered to Gulf Aircraft Leasing, crashed into a residence in Jacksonville, Florida, while on a local 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight originated from Jacksonville, Florida, about 1 hour earlier.
The pilot reported the engine failed while in descent for landing, and he attempted a forced landing to a field in a residential area. During the landing a gust of wind blew the airplane into a tree and the airplane came to rest on the roof of an unoccupied residence.
Examination of the airplane after the accident by FAA personnel revealed that the fuel selector was in the off position and there was no fuel in the gascolator. .
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89900
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 76016
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gulf Aircraft Leasing
- Registered owner
- Gulf Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 238 total · 17 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 9 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 1 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.
Other investigations on N89900 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.