# Incident 19810626052199I: Cessna R172K, San Diego, CA, June 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1981, 18:24 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1209V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1209V-2006-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626052199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N1209V (1)

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

- [Accident 20060716014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060716014619A), Jul 16, 2006: Cessna R172K (N1209V), Tiyom, Guam, Substantial damage. (-23) In the pilot's written statement, dated July 16, 2006 stated that after a normal takeoff they leveled off at 1,500 feet then the engine began sputtering.…

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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