- Date
- October 15, 1974
- Place
- Butte Mdws, CA · BUTTE MDWS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5415ECessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741015036879A
- Case key
- 141013
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3361 74/10/15 NR.BUTTE MDWS,CALIF CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N5415E PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 29, 989 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 70 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CALIF RENO,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT ON BOTH TANKS.AD 72-7-2 CALLS FOR SINGLE TANK OPERATION ABOVE 5000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5415E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5415ERegistration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.