Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 CGREV

9 May 1989 · Woodland, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 May 1989 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered CGREV, operated by Raphael Perez, was involved in an accident near Woodland, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Woodland, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Woodland (WA71)
Coordinates
45.9396, -122.6706
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
CGREV
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Raphael Perez
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Snohomish → Woodland
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA89LA082

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING AND INADEQUATE CALCULATION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT THE END OF A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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