- Date
- February 15, 1984, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Castle, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N64666Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840215004429A
- Case key
- 35384
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Analysis
The flt tookoff to practice touch and go landings with about 1/4 tank of fuel showing on the gauges. After bout 15 minutes of flt and one touch and go landing the plt turned to final approach and the engine quit. A forced landing was made 1 mile off the arpt. During the landing the acft collided with a culvert. During a post accident check no fuel was found in the left tank with no evidence or leakage. The right tank contained about 5 gals of fuel. The plt had stated hewas landing with the fuel selector on both tanks and when the engine stopped he switched to the right tank but the engine failed to restart.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64666
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275601
- Airframe hours
- 72
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Penn Ohio Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 12, 1983 · 49 hours before
- Airport
- 2G7 · New Castle Municipal, runway 31, 2,855 × 100 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 265 total · 1 in this make and model · 154 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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