- Date
- June 11, 1982, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monongahela, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N608DLCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820611021909A
- Case key
- 71750
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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.
Analysis
The pilot was on a flight from rostraver, PA to deerfield, oh and return. Before taking off from rostraver, he estimated there was 25 gal of fuel on board. At deerfield, he estimated there was 15 gallons remaining (12 gal usable). But that he would need only 6 to 7 gal to return. While returning, he encountered delays. Subsequently, the engine lost power from fuel exhaustion about 4 miles from the destination. The pilot was unable to glide to the airport. He then tried to glide to an open field, but was forced to land in trees before reaching the field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N608DL
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274998
- Airframe hours
- 447
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rostraver Aviation
- Registered owner
- Rostraver Aviation
- Departed
- Deerfield, OH
- Destination
- Rotstraver, PA
- Airport
- Rostraver
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 134 total · 47 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.