# Accident 19881117051049A: Cessna 172L, Pikeville, KY, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 19:45 local time
- Place: Pikeville, KY
- Airport: Pike County-Halcher Field Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2840Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2840Q-1989-07-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117051049A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION AT NIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN A SWAMP. AIRCRAFT HAD NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA039), Nov 18, 1988: Cessna 172 (N2840Q), Pikeville, KY, substantial damage

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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