Cessna 172M CFDGH

Summary

On 1 June 2001 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered CFDGH, operated by Danyluk, Victor, was involved in an accident near Pingree, Idaho, 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.

Date

1 June 2001 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Pingree, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.1200, -112.5991

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

CFDGH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Danyluk, Victor

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Great Falls → Pocatello

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA01LA110

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed Edmonton, Canada, with his passenger in the Cessna 172M, with 48 gallons of usable fuel aboard. The trip included 2 stops before terminating at the end of the first day having flown 3 hours and 34 minutes. The pilot added 12 gallons of fuel at his stopover. The following day he and his passenger departed on the next leg of the trip (Great Falls, MT, to Pocatello, ID). The engine quit after not less than 6 hours 51 minutes of operation on a total of 60 gallons of usable fuel. On site examination revealed no evidence of fuel in either fuel tank or spilled/leaked at the site, and only 4.5 ounces of fuel were retrieved from fuel lines. The landing site was characterized by soft furrows in a field and the furrows were observed to change direction (from parallel) during the ground roll of the aircraft. The pilot reported in a written statement that "...The pilot had thoughts of landing at Idaho Falls but decided to fly as flight planned...!"

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.