# Accident 19790714023159A: Cessna 172D, Reno, NV, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 10:01 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2651U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2651U-2009-07-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 22 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FXQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714023159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 OAK79FXQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ24), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172D (N2651U), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2651U (1)

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

- [Accident 19731219039079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219039079A), Dec 19, 1973: Cessna 172D (N2651U), West Jordan, UT, Substantial damage. Nose gr scissors hinge bolt missing. Acft had 100 hr inspection previous day.

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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