# Accident 19840830044559A: Cessna 120, Hopedale, IL, August 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1984, 17:31 local time
- Place: Hopedale, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4200° N, 89.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4200&lon=-89.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76490-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 269 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840830044559A

## Narrative

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

LEFT FUEL TANK RAN DRY AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. NOT ENOUGH TIME TO RESTART ENGINE.

## 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 CHI84LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA372), Aug 30, 1984: Cessna 120 (N76490), Hopedale, IL, 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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