# Accident 19900324005299A: Cessna 172P, Hollidaysburg, PA, March 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1990, 18:55 local time
- Place: Hollidaysburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4311° N, 78.3930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollidaysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4311&lon=-78.3930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62274, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62274-2016-11-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 361 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900324005299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA080), Mar 24, 1990: Cessna CE-172P (N62274), Hollidaysburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE FAILED TO ENSURE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FAILURE & SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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