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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Columbia Falls, MT · April 18, 1990

Date
April 18, 1990 · 17:30 local
Place
Columbia Falls, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3233L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA093
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total53 in this make and model17 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, 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.

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. Overshot sod field into plowed field on forced landing and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT SOD FIELD INTO PLOWED FIELD ON FORCED LANDING AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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