# Accident 19801114074039A: Cessna 172H, Clarion, PA, November 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Clarion, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2094° N, 79.3801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarion, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2094&lon=-79.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2649L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2649L-1983-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801114074039A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE DURING DARK. LANDED ON HIGHWAY, SOFT SHOULDER. NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC81FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM05), Nov 14, 1980: Cessna 172H (N2649L), Clarion, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2649L (1)

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

- [Accident 19821106057019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821106057019A), Nov 6, 1982: Cessna 172H (N2649L), Clarion, PA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred immediately after takeoff when engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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