# Accident 19820408009569A: Cessna 172, Auburn, MS, April 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5799° N, 90.4394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5799&lon=-90.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6444B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6444B-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820408009569A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82DA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA097), Apr 8, 1982: Cessna 172 (N6444B), Brook Haven, MS, substantial damage

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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