# Incident 19810830070369I: Cessna 172L, Ft Pierce, FL, August 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: Fort Pierce
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4080° N, 80.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fort Pierce Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4080&lon=-80.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19778, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19778) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: CONT O470B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 250 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/19810830070369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHECKED FUEL GAUGES DID NOT CHECK TANK. RAN OUT OF FUEL, LANDED IN WET FIELD, BROKE NOSE GEAR.

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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