Riverside Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Zanesville, Ohio 43701
Sunday, June 17, 1990 17:10 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT REPORTED TAKING OFF WITH AN INDICATED FULL FUEL SUPPLY. HE FLEW FOR 2 1/2 HOURS AND MADE SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 200 FT AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WHEN A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A 4 FT TALL POST AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED 6 OUNCES OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK AND 3 1/2 GALLONS IN THE LEFT WING TANK. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING HANDBOOK STATED THERE WERE 4 GALLONS OF UNUSABLE FUEL IN EACH WING TANK.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PRELFIGHT THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/17/1990
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1710
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City ZANESVILLE
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 43701
Event Date Year 1990
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport RIVERSIDE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 3I0
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 780
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 4
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 31
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1079
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 17 1990 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1759
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 42299
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 5:02PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7296M
NTSB Number CHI90DEK06
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 175
Aircraft Series Identifier 175
Aircraft Serial Number 55596
Certified Max Gross Weight 2350
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 5 1989 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1682
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CHARLES W. MCNAUGHT
Aircraft Owner Street Address 8115 VICKERS HILL DR.
Aircraft Owner City NASHPORT
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 43830
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1720
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --