- Date
- July 1, 1983, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Redding, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62511Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830701028149A
- Case key
- 35217
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight originated at ramapo, NY. During a preflight check, the plt noted that the fuel gauges indicated full. When he visually checked the fuel tanks, he estimated that the fuel level in each tank was about 1 inch from being full. The fuel capacity of this acft was 54 gal, of which, 4 gal was unusable. The plt estimated that he had enough fuel for the planned 3 hr flt. Aprx 30 min after departing ramapo, he made a passenger stop at stormville, NY. After another 1 hr of flt, he landed at block island, RI. Before departing block island, he made a preflight check & noted that the fuel gauges indicated slightly over 1/2 full. However, he did not visually check the fuel tanks before starting the 1.3 hr return flt. While en route to spring valley, NY, the eng lost power after an ADDITIONAL1 hr of flt. During a forced landing, the acft struck brush & saplings. After the original departure from ramapo, the hobbs meter showed 2.5 hrs elapsed time. Reportedly, no fuel was found in the tanks after the mishap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62511
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275289
- Airframe hours
- 600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tag Aviation
- Registered owner
- R & L Aircraft Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1982 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- BID · Block Island, RI
- Destination
- N24 · Spring Valley, NY
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 22,010 total · 122 in this make and model · 21,550 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N62511 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.