# Incident 19880821069449I: Cessna 172M, Oshkosh, WI, August 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4428Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4428Q-2014-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880821069449I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS WORN, WAS OFF DETENTE BUT SHOWED ON BOTH.

## Other reports on N4428Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20101124052859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124052859A), Nov 24, 2010: Cessna 172M (N4428Q), Velma, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft had been flying pipeline surveillance, 14 CFR 91. According to witness statment, the aircraft made five circles around an oil rig. One worker on the…
- [Incident 20031210034179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031210034179I), Dec 10, 2003: Cessna 172M (N4428Q), Woodville, TX, Minor damage. (-23) While in climbing flight, the pilot experienced a sudden reduction in power. A scan of the aircraft engine instruments revealed a low engine oil…

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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