# Accident 19880804030219A: Cessna 172K, Moses Lake, WA, August 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1988, 20:30 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Moses Lake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1898° N, 119.2990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1898&lon=-119.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84445, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84445-1989-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 44 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804030219A

## Narrative

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

NOTICED LOW FUEL EN ROUTE.HEADED FOR NEAREST AIRPORT BUT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH. NOSED OVER LANDING SOFT FIELD

## 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 SEA88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA144), Aug 5, 1988: Cessna 172K (N84445), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84445 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790927024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927024809A), Sep 27, 1979: Cessna 172K (N84445), Three Forks, MT, Substantial damage. On landing, pilot allowed aircraft to drift into soft dirt beside runway . Aircraft nosed over.

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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