# Incident 19851122068759I: Cessna 172N, Lamar, CO, November 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1985, 15:35 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0760° N, 102.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0760&lon=-102.6147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1640E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1640E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851122068759I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE FLYING ABOVE OVERCAST, ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED BEFORE CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT BEGAN.

## Other reports on N1640E (2)

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

- [Incident 20081009848989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081009848989I), Oct 9, 2008: Cessna 172N (N1640E), Princeton, TX, No damage. (-23) On October 9, 2008, at 1245Z, a Cessna 172, N1640E, registered to hej aviation inc, in joshua Texas, landed in an open field about 5 miles east of…
- [Incident 20080104000039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080104000039I), Jan 4, 2008: Cessna 172N (N1640E), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The left wing of the aircraft struck the corner of a hangar while the pilot was taxiing to parking. The aircraft then pivoted around the left wing and…

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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