# Incident 19780604041769I: Cessna 172, Rocky Hill, CT, June 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1978, 13:38 local time
- Place: Rocky Hill, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7493° N, 72.6898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Hill, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7493&lon=-72.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7183Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7183Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 110 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604041769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED WITH LESS THAN FULL TANKS AND RAN OUT OF GAS.

## Other reports on N7183Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770113000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770113000699A), Jan 13, 1977: Cessna 172L (N7183Q), ME, Substantial damage

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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