Cessna 172M N1453V

Summary

On 14 July 2004 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1453V, operated by Inland Aviation Serv, was involved in an incident near Aniak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 July 2004 at 00:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Aniak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.5833, -159.5000

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N1453V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Inland Aviation Serv

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holy Cross → Aniak

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC04IA078

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was conducting an air taxi passenger flight when the airplane's engine lost power and he was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane received minor damage during the subsequent landing on tundra-covered terrain. The flight consisted of four takeoffs and landings, and had covered about 160 miles. An FAA inspector inspected the airplane, and found no usable amount of fuel in either wing tank, with no signs of leakage or spillage. According to the FAA inspector, the pilot indicated he added fuel prior to his departure, but did not observe the actual amount of fuel in the tanks. In his written report to the NTSB, the pilot did not indicate that there were any mechanical problems with the airplane. When the airplane was refueled, it started and ran without difficulties.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.