# Accident 19780326005849A: Cessna 172D, Sparta, GA, March 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1978
- Place: Sparta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.2779° N, 82.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2779&lon=-82.9698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8075L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8075L-1981-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 57 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326005849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE MAKING APPROACH TO EMERGENCY LANDING SIUE LOW FUEL STATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA78FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG29), Mar 26, 1978: Cessna 172 (N8075L), Sparta, GA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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