# Incident 19810930083869I: Cessna 172N, Litchfield, AZ, September 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1981, 02:00 local time
- Place: Litchfield, AZ
- Airport: Luke Afb
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5350° N, 112.3832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUKE AFB (LUF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5350&lon=-112.3832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5357J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5357J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 49 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930083869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN FUEL GAUGES SHOWED NO FUEL. GAUGES FOUND TO BE INACCURATE.

## Other reports on N5357J (1)

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

- [Accident 19820814041769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814041769A), Aug 14, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5357J), Pine Springs, AZ, Substantial damage. Mistook open field for airport then elected to takeoff on a road. Ran off roadway into an embankment.

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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