1 fatal · Cessna 172E · 2001-04-13 · Bay City, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW01FA098
Event ID
20010417X00768
Type
Accident
Date
2001-04-13
Location
Bay City, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.113889, -95.952499
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172E
Registration
N5638T
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's delay in taking remedial action (contacting ATC) after he became lost/disoriented during a night cross country flight, which resulted in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's failure to contact a flight service station for a weather briefing, the low clouds and dark night light conditions.