# Accident 19840729060289A: Cessna 172E, Urbana, OH, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 13:07 local time
- Place: Urbana, OH
- Airport: Grimes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0994° N, 83.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0994&lon=-83.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3891S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3891S-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 733 total, 416 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729060289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND PITCHED NOSE DOWN.

## 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 CHI84LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA318), Jul 29, 1984: Cessna 172 (N3891S), Urbana, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3891S (2)

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

- [Accident 19910822036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036199A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Harbor Springs, MI, Substantial damage. Tried to land in gusty crosswind. Gust blew aircraft off side of runway. Began go around and lost control.
- [Accident 19781228040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228040939A), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172D (N3891S), Albany, NY, 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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