Cessna 172M N9026H
27 August 1997 · Portage, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1997 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9026H, operated by Mark S. Werner, was involved in an accident near Portage, Wisconsin, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portage, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portage Municipal (C47)
- Coordinates
- 43.5397, -89.4605
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N9026H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mark S. Werner
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI97LA282
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, and subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors relating to this accident were: the guard rail, the highway, and the ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that his takeoff roll was normal. When he was approximately 70 feet above ground level (agl), the 'engine quit - no pops, sputters, just quit.' The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the problem and began to put the flaps down. The airplane contacted the runway with approximately 100 feet remaining. The airplane rolled off the end of the runway, went through the grass, and struck a guard rail approximately 100 feet off of the end of the runway. The airplane went over the guard rail, skidded across a highway and came to rest in a ditch. Examination of the airplane's fuel system revealed a broken fuel line, aft of the fuel selector, in an area where the fuselage was crushed inward. One-half gallon of fuel was recovered from each of the airplane's two wing fuel tanks. No evidence of a preexisting fuel leak was found on the airplane. Examination of the accident site showed no evidence of fuel spillage. Examination of the engine and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1997 | Cessna 172P | Fowlerville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172N | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172M | Athens, Tennessee, United States | Michael B. Guest | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1997 | Cessna 172N | La Jolla, California, United States | Richard Jones | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172P | Rockhill, South Carolina, United States | Scott S. Fisher | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1997 | Cessna 172 | Middletown, Ohio, United States | Barbara F. Schmidt | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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