19791221036029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Corbin, KY · December 21, 1979

Date
December 21, 1979 · 01:30 local
Place
Corbin, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8820U
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DLQ06
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
79 total38 in this make and model14 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.

Became lost after dark on local flight. Ran out of fuel. Crashed in wooded area.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME LOST AFTER DARK ON LOCAL FLIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED IN WOODED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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