Cessna 172G N5880R
27 March 2010 · Anacortes, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 March 2010 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N5880R was involved in an accident near Anacortes, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anacortes, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anacortes Airport (K74S)
- Coordinates
- 48.5072, -122.6164
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N5880R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anacortes → Anacortes
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA182
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during his preflight inspection he checked the fuel level with a dipstick and visually confirmed that there was a little less than 1/4 tank of fuel in the left side, and a little more than 1/4 in the right. The pilot then flew around the local area for about 40 minutes and was on his way back to the airport when the engine lost power. The local sheriff reported that when he arrived on scene, the airplane was on the ground inverted and appeared to have contacted some power lines prior to impacting the terrain. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the fuel system and found no evidence of fuel on board the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2010 | Cessna 172N | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | Cohen Bruce M | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2010 | Cessna 172N | Salem, Oregon, United States | Graham Aviation Services | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2010 | Cessna 172P | Camarillo Airport, California, United States | Channel Islands Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2010 | Cessna 172 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Snohomish Flying Services | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Cessna 172 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | MacArthur Air Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Cessna 172 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Douglas Hool | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-15 | Duvall, Washington, United States | Petersen Rodger E | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Tarantola Leonard RV-6A | Onalaska, Washington, United States | Decker Richard A | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Waco UKC-S | Seattle, Washington, United States | Kenneth D. Horwitz | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2010 | Mischke BD-5B | Burlington, Washington, United States | David Mischke | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2010 | Schweizer G-164B | Prescott, Washington, United States | Blue Mountain Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Deitz AVID FLYER MK4 | Colville, Washington, United States | Harrell Hartman | Minor injuries | - |