# Accident 19850707034539A: Cessna 172L, Akron, OH, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 16:40 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron Fulton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0374° N, 81.4677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AKRON FULTON INTL (AKR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0374&lon=-81.4677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7841G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7841G-1991-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707034539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. STRUCK TREE ON LANDING. ELECTRIC AUX FUEL TRANSFER PUMP INOPERATIVE.

## 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 CHI85LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA282), Jul 7, 1985: Cessna 172L (N7841G), Akron, OH, 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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