# Accident 19881022048769A: Cessna 172L, San Antonio, TX, October 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1988, 23:45 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5597° N, 98.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5597&lon=-98.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7185Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7185Q-1995-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022048769A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDING IN A CITY STREET. STRUCK A POWERPOLE. WAS TOLD FUEL NOT FULL ON DEPARTURE.

## 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 FTW89LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA008), Oct 23, 1988: Cessna 172 (N7185Q), San Antonio, TX, destroyed

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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