# Incident 19870424029079I: Cessna 172M, San Francisco, CA, April 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1987, 18:55 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12943-2002-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424029079I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED BEFORE REACHING DESTINATION.  PRE FLIGHT PLANNING ERROR INDICATED.

## Other reports on N12943 (2)

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

- [Accident 19901204052779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901204052779A), Dec 4, 1990: Cessna 172M (N12943), Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. High altitude takeoff,rich mixture and full flaps. Rotated nose high,stalled impacted runway. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19871229073529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871229073529A), Dec 29, 1987: Cessna 172M (N12943), Banning, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing pushed nose gear into firewall. Pilot blamed gusts. Not aware of damage. Flew aircraft back to base.

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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