# Incident 19870613051019I: Cessna 172K, Monroe, WA, June 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8598° N, 121.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8598&lon=-121.9840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78640, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78640) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613051019I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FOREIGN MATERIAL OBSTRUCTION IN THE FUEL VALVE.

## Other reports on N78640 (1)

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

- [Incident 20090612047329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090612047329I), Jun 12, 2009: Cessna 172K (N78640), Talachulitna, AK, No damage. While enroute to cabin at 150'AGL over beluga mountains, engine started running very rough and lost power. Was able to establish glide and make precautionary…

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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