Cessna 172H N2780L

Summary

On 12 March 1986 at about 05:16 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N2780L was involved in an accident near Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 March 1986 at 05:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Hydefield (W32)

Coordinates

38.8099, -76.7505

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N2780L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rehoboth Beach → Clinton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

BFO86FA020

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SINCE THE FUEL GAGES IN THE ACFT WERE KNOWN NOT TO BE ACCURATE, THE PLT MEASURED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN EACH TANK WITH A DIPSTICK BEFORE DEPARTING. HE DETERMINED THAT HE HAD 18 GALLONS FOR THE 2 HOURS OF FLYING HE PLANNED TO DO AND BASED ON A FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE OF 5 GPH HE WOULD HAVE 8 GALLONS TO SPARE. THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION AND NOSED OVER IN A FIELD DURING THE ENSUING LANDING. USING A CESSNA AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CHART THAT WAS IN THE ACFT, THE CONSUMPTION RATE FOR THE ENGINE RUNNING AT 75% POWER AT 2500 FEET MSL WAS 8.5 GPH. THE 8.5 GPH DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FUEL REQUIRED FOR ENG START, TAXI AND CLIMB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.