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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Hollidaysburg, PA · March 24, 1990

Date
March 24, 1990 · 18:55 local
Place
Hollidaysburg, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62274
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA080
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,030 total361 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel en route. On landing overshot large grass field and hit a tree. Gas gauges correctly read empty.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. ON LANDING OVERSHOT LARGE GRASS FIELD AND HIT A TREE. GAS GAUGES CORRECTLY READ EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.