# Accident 19840715032429A: Cessna 172G, White Lake, NY, July 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: White Lake, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6395° N, 74.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6395&lon=-74.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3736L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3736L-1989-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 718 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715032429A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK TREES STALLED AND TUMBLED INTO LAKE THAT WAS SELECTED FOR FORCED LANDING THE FLOATPLANE.

## 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 NYC84LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA243), Jul 15, 1984: Cessna 172G (N3736L), Forrestport, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3736L (1)

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

- [Incident 19810709054059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709054059I), Jul 9, 1981: Cessna 172G (N3736L), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Float plane blown over inverted in water during taxi.

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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