# Accident 19871130082359A: Cessna STC172, Paducah, KY, November 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1987, 23:38 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Farrington Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0705° N, 88.6294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0705&lon=-88.6294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2522L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2522L-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 401 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871130082359A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES ON A FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STOPPED NOSE DOWN. RUNWAY LIGHTS NOT ON AS FSS EXPECTED

## 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 ATL88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA049), Dec 1, 1987: Cessna 172H (N2522L), Paducah, KY, 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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