# Accident 19891120046119A: Cessna 172P, Bremerton, WA, November 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5294° N, 122.1399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5294&lon=-122.1399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63496, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63496-1992-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,478 total, 94 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891120046119A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 SEA90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA020), Nov 21, 1989: Cessna 172 (N63496), Bremerton, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

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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