# Incident 19810816072569I: Cessna 172G, Parkersburg, WV, August 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1981, 10:45 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4350L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4350L-2009-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810816072569I

## Narrative

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

TOWER ADVISED PILOT TO EXTEND APPROACH. PILOT COMPLIED WITH TOWER REQUEST. RAN OUT OF FUEL, LANDED ON HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N4350L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780212006389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212006389I), Feb 12, 1978: Cessna 172 (N4350L), Mentone, IN, Minor damage. Pilot departing from a center plowed snowy runway, lost directional control. Nosed up in the deeper snow.

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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