Cessna 172D N2593

Summary

On 3 October 2010 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2593, operated by Meca Supply, was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. 2 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.

Date

3 October 2010 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Durango, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Animas Airpark (00C)

Coordinates

37.2356, -107.8697

Aircraft

Cessna 172D

Registration

N2593

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Meca Supply

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → Page

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA001

2 people had minor injuries.

A total loss of engine power due to the pilot inadvertently moving the fuel selector to the OFF position. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with this model accident airplane.

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

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The first takeoff attempt was aborted when the passenger's door popped open. The pilot taxied back to the end of the runway, closed the door, and began the takeoff. During the second takeoff attempt, as the airplane reached about 200 feet, the engine sputtered and lost power. The pilot enriched the mixture and applied carburetor heat, and the engine sputtered and lost power a second time. The pilot said that, during the forced landing, he shut the fuel off and turned off the master switch before the airplane impacted a dry river bottom. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel selector was found in the BOTH position at the accident site, even though the pilot reported he shut the fuel off prior to impact. The engine was test run to full power, and no anomalies were noted. It is likely that the pilot inadvertently turned off the fuel before the last takeoff, particularly since he was unfamiliar with this model of airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.