# Incident 19810926070549I: Cessna 172N, Kelso, CA, September 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1981, 14:43 local time
- Place: Kelso, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0125° N, 115.6536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0125&lon=-115.6536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4840G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4840G-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926070549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST, LOW ON FUEL LANDED ON HIGHWAY ADDED FUEL TOOK OFF AND COMPLETED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N4840G (1)

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

- [Accident 19850921048309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921048309A), Sep 21, 1985: Cessna 172N (N4840G), Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. On takeoff, heard thud. Airspeed decreased. Hit buildings window. Carburetor heat door not closed. Overweight.

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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