# Incident 19900413024639I: Cessna 172P, Cheyenne, WY, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 22:50 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63227, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63227-2012-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413024639I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. REFUELED AND TOOK OFF.

## Other reports on N63227 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920728031659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920728031659I), Jul 28, 1992: Cessna 172P (N63227), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft angling right while taxiing. Applied brakes. Veered right off taxiway. Brake master cylinder failed.

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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