Cessna 175-235 N7145M

Summary

On 29 November 1999 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 175-235 registered N7145M was involved in an accident near Mint Hill, North Carolina, 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.

Date

29 November 1999 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mint Hill, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Goose Creek (28A)

Coordinates

35.1892, -80.6501

Aircraft

Cessna 175-235

Registration

N7145M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mitchellville → Goose Creek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA00LA031

Nobody was injured.

The PIC's improper preflight fuel planning and preparation and the PIC's improper en route fuel consumption calculations resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and damage to the aircraft during the subsequent forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following about 2.5 hours of banner towing in the Washington, DC/Baltimore area, the flight landed at Mitchellville, Maryland, and pumped 21 to 22 gallons of fuel aboard for the return to their home base of Goose Creek Airport, Mint Hill, North Carolina. The landing approach to Goose Creek appeared high, and the PIC decided to go around for a second attempt. As power was being added for the go around, the engine quit and the PIC gave the controls to the SIC/safety pilot, who conducted a forced landing to a vacant field. A total of 5 to 10 gallons was found in the wreckage, and the type certificate data sheets state that 9 gallons is unusable. The engine operated satisfactorily during a factory test cell run.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.