# Accident 19890830032889A: Cessna 172, Bullhead City, AZ, August 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1989, 17:40 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6270E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6270E-1990-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 213 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890830032889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. CRASHED INTO A RAVINE ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX89LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA292), Aug 31, 1989: Cessna 172 (N6270E), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM INFLIGHT FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS TO ENSURE THE ADEQUACY OF THE FUEL SUPPLY FOR THE FLIGHT'S COMPLETION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE…

## Other reports on N6270E (1)

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

- [Incident 19871001068439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001068439I), Oct 1, 1987: Cessna 172 (N6270E), Lasale, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft drifted in the flare to landing on a narrow dirt road. Nose gear collapsed after running off the road.

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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