# Accident 19890915035089A: Cessna 172G, Barnesville, MN, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Barnesville, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6402° N, 96.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6402&lon=-96.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3610L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3610L-1990-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915035089A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO AIRPORT FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD.

## 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 MKC89LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA183), Sep 15, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3610L), Barnesville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED AN ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N3610L (2)

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

- [Incident 19830217010459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217010459I), Feb 17, 1983: Cessna 172 (N3610L), Dickinson, ND. Lost directional control on landing. Ran off runway striking a VASI light fixture.
- [Incident 19791217046509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217046509I), Dec 17, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3610L), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. During taxi in strong gusty winds, nose wheel encountered slush on runway, pilot lost control, damaged wing, prop.

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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