19871226071789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Warner Robins, GA · December 26, 1987

Date
December 26, 1987 · 10:10 local
Place
Warner Robins, GA
Airport
Robins Afb
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N13609
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88FA069
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,067 total615 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot flying in IMC hit trees while making forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. ATC was vectoring PIC to wrb.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT FLYING IN IMC HIT TREES WHILE MAKING FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. ATC WAS VECTORING PIC TO WRB.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.