Cessna 172L N2880Q
30 September 1998 · Puyallup, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1998 at about 05:20 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N2880Q, operated by Spanaflight, was involved in an accident near Puyallup, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Puyallup, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pierce County-Thun Field (1S0)
- Coordinates
- 47.1392, -122.3191
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N2880Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spanaflight
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Seattle → Puyallup
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA98LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to refuel en-route resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were a vehicle (in the landing path) and dark night conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot-in-command topped off the 42 gallon (38 gallons usable fuel) Cessna 172L but did not visually check the fuel. He then departed on a series of flights covering more than 354 nautical miles and 5.33 hours of flight time, including four intermediate stops where no fuel was added to the aircraft. Upon return to his point of origination he elected to execute a touch-and-go landing during which the aircraft's engine stopped operating on the climb-out. He then executed a forced landing under dark night conditions on a north-south thoroughfare (highway 161) and impacted a vehicle during the forced landing. Post-crash examination resulted in 2 cups of fuel being retrieved from the right wing fuel tank and 3 quarts from the left wing fuel tank. An FAA inspector on site was able to retrieve 4 drops of fuel from the gascolator following the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172G | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1998 | Cessna 172C | Falls City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1998 | Cessna P210N | Royal City, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Cessna 172N | Prindle, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Apr 1998 | Cessna 150L | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Embraer EMB-135 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172P | Seattle, Washington, United States | Wings Aloft Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1998 | Pilgrim STEEN SKYBOLT | Curtis, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |