# Incident 19880228011919I: Cessna T41B, Simpsonville, KY, February 28, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1988, 14:12 local time
- Place: Simpsonville, KY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2164° N, 85.3488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simpsonville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2164&lon=-85.3488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T-41B (registry code 2072417, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-41b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T41B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,812 total, 1,272 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228011919I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FAULTY FUEL GAGE. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK FUEL VISUALLY.

## Other reports on N78WP (1)

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

- [Incident 19790422024539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422024539I), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna T41B (N78WP), West Point, NY, Minor damage. Student lost control after touchdown and bad bounce. Instructor on board.

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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