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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Auburn, MS · April 8, 1982

Date
April 8, 1982 · 17:30 local
Place
Auburn, MS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6444B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DA097
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental GO300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total0 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel en route. Landed in a pasture. Steered aircraft into a fence and trees to avoid striking cows.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A PASTURE. STEERED AIRCRAFT INTO A FENCE AND TREES TO AVOID STRIKING COWS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.