# Accident 19790628020229A: Cessna 172D, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1979, 17:35 local time
- Place: St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2949U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2949U-2024-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 160 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790628020229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA79FKA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKA07), Jun 28, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2949U), St.Croix, VI, 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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