- Date
- September 5, 1982, 00:20 local (05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Warrensburg, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N13592Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820905045999A
- Case key
- 72960
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on a flight from tulsa, ok to gravois mills, MO. At gravois mills, he made two approaches to the wulff harbor airport, but it was dark and he was not familiar with the airfield. So he diverted to Kansas city, MO. While en route to Kansas city, the engine stopped operating and a forced landing was made on a road. During the landing, the aircraft ran off the road and into a ditch, then hit a fence. The pilot stated that the fuel gauges indicated 1/4 full when the engine lost power. An examination revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. Medicine and beer cans were found in the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13592
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262865
- Airframe hours
- 3,147
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry J. Tschirner
- Registered owner
- Aero-Rent, Inc.
- Departed
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
- Destination
- MKC · Kansas City, MO
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 289 total · 25 in this make and model · 210 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.