19840411009279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Tallahassee, FL · April 11, 1984

Date
April 11, 1984 · 10:33 local
Place
Tallahassee, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30217
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA133
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,725 total2,108 in this make and model158 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 on approach. Crash landed in trees. Lineman failed to put in ordered fuel. Pilot failed to check.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. LINEMAN FAILED TO PUT IN ORDERED FUEL. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK.

NTSB investigation

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