# Incident 19841124072159I: Cessna 172C, Corpus Christi, TX, November 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1984, 18:25 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8487X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487X-2019-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124072159I

## Narrative

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

MADE FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N8487X (1)

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

- [Accident 20181220022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181220022079A), Dec 20, 2018: Cessna 172C (N8487X), Center, TX, Substantial damage. Caught a gust of wind on landing runway 35. Acft cartwheeled and came to rest on left side of 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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