Aviation accident WPR18LA092

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 172 near Obyan (2018-02-19)
Start: 2018-02-19
Location: Obyan, OF, CQ

MINR · CESSNA 172 · 2018-02-19 · Obyan, OF, CQ

Event

NTSB number: WPR18LA092
Event ID: 20180220X20935
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-02-19
Location: Obyan, OF, CQ
Coordinates: 15.114722, 145.716659

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 2
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 172
Registration: N7328F
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and inadequate in-flight fuel monitoring which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and an emergency landing and subsequent impact with a ditch.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown