# Accident 19841026060799A: Cessna 172P, Titusville, FL, October 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1984, 18:25 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5796° N, 80.8196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5796&lon=-80.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54729-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 67 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026060799A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON AN IFR FLIGHT.LANDED IN A FIELD. FAILED TO ASSURE PROPER FUEL RESERVE FOR THE FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA018), Oct 26, 1984: Cessna 172P (N54729), Titusville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N54729 (3)

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

- [Accident 20001104032849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001104032849A), Nov 4, 2000: Cessna 172P (N54729), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Investigation found the pilot landed the airplane on runway 19 part way down the runway the a/c departed the runway to the right at about 30 degree…
- [Accident 19940206001671A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206001671A), Feb 6, 1994: Cessna 172P (N54729), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Taxi to ramp failed to deviate to other side island due outbound N9346D. Twr then advised 172 stay right. Collided.
- [Incident 19910508020019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910508020019I), May 8, 1991: Cessna 172P (N54729), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Lost directional control and ran off runway.

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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