Cessna 172 N3287L

Summary

On 8 March 2003 at about 05:56 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3287L was involved in an accident near Camden, South 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

8 March 2003 at 05:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Camden, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Camden Woodward (CDN)

Coordinates

34.2836, -80.5647

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N3287L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Myrtle Be → Camden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL03LA057

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, subsequent loss of engine power and an in-flight collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The personal flight was several miles from the destination airport in Camden, South Carolina, when the engine lost power. Efforts by the pilot to restore engine power failed. The airplane collided with and was lodged in the tops of trees about three miles short of the runway at Woodward Field, South Carolina. Examination of the airplane revealed the wings were severely damaged. Left inboard wing and flap bent downward, inboard leading edge of left wing bent, and tip of left wing broken off. Right outboard leading edge crushed and tip broken upward. The nose cowling and engine mounts were bent. During the wreckage recovery operation, no fuel was recovered from the fuel system. Post-accident investigation of the engine revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.