# Accident 19891020043839A: Cessna 172Q, Hiwasse, AR, October 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1989, 01:15 local time
- Place: Hiwasse, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4292° N, 94.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4292&lon=-94.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96299, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96299) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172Q (registry code 2072437, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172Q
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 58 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020043839A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL 15 MILES WEST OF DESTINATION. CRASHED IN HILLY WOODED TERRAIN.

## 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 MKC90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA011), Oct 20, 1989: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Hiwasse, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN THE FLIGHT AND INSURE THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO MONITOR THE FUEL LEVEL DURING THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N96299 (3)

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

- [Accident 19990513005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990513005129A), May 13, 1999: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Acft was on a practice IFR flight when it collided in mid-air with N5129C, a Cessna C-172 acft, N96299 has minor propeller and strut damage, N5129C has…
- [Accident 19880427011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427011599A), Apr 27, 1988: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Overcorrected. Attempted a go around. Nose gear hit a knoll and collapsed.
- [Incident 19880127007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127007099I), Jan 27, 1988: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Boulder, CO, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion. Landed in a field short of runway.

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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