NONE · Cessna 172N · 1999-10-21 · DEER VALLEY, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00LA021
Event ID
20001212X19994
Type
Accident
Date
1999-10-21
Location
DEER VALLEY, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.680519, -112.089073
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172N
Registration
N738FY
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight verification of the fuel quantity, and, once he became aware of the critical fuel state, his decision to over-fly two alternate airports in order to continue to his destination.