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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands · June 28, 1979

Date
June 28, 1979 · 17:35 local
Place
St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2949U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKA07
Reported as
Cessna 172D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total160 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to obtain fuel. Departed for other fuel stop. Unable due to weather. Ran out of fuel. Landed on island.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL. DEPARTED FOR OTHER FUEL STOP. UNABLE DUE TO WEATHER. RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON ISLAND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.