# Incident 19870225013929I: Cessna 172G, Springfield, MO, February 25, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1987, 15:27 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JDZA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,940 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225013929I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FUEL EXHAUSTED ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N72PF (2)

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

- [Incident 19890813056729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813056729I), Aug 13, 1989: Cessna 172G (N72PF), St James, MO. Fuel exhaustion short of destination. Landed in field. Directional gyro inoperative. Caused him to fly off course.
- [Accident 19880324006609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324006609A), Mar 24, 1988: Cessna 172G (N72PF), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Blown up and onto a wing tip while turning on the runway for takeoff. Surface wind gusts exceeded aircraft control.

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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