# Accident 19890728025739A: Cessna STC172, Marana, AZ, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 09:27 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4506° N, 111.2893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4506&lon=-111.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61552-1989-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728025739A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TRAINING FLIGHT. STRUCK SAGUARO CACTUS AND CARTWHEELED ON LANDING. FUEL GAGE INOP. NO DIP STICK.

## 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 LAX89LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA256), Jul 28, 1989: Cessna 172M (N61552), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), AND FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. RELATED FACTORS WERE: INOPERATIVE LEFT FUEL QUANTITY GAGE,…

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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