# Incident 19900520035399I: Cessna 172N, Gila Bend, AZ, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 14:53 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend Afaux Airport
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8878° N, 112.7196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILA BEND AF AUX (GXF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8878&lon=-112.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7374D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7374D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 95 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520035399I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTACT GILA BEND. ELECTED TO LAND AT AIRPORT NEARBY TO REFUEL. MISTAKENLY LANDED ON AIR FORCE BASE.

## Other reports on N7374D (3)

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

- [Accident 19990214001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990214001409A), Feb 14, 1999: Cessna 172N (N7374D), Marina, CA, Substantial damage. Acft experienced equipment problems and engine failure prior to crashing in an open field north of the Marina municipal arpt. Other circumstances are unknown.…
- [Incident 19840517067509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840517067509I), May 17, 1984: Cessna 172N (N7374D), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Unable to restart engine after it quit the second time. Landed in park. Out of fuel one mile south of airport.
- [Accident 19811013074151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811013074151A), Oct 13, 1981: Cessna 172N (N7374D), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with N7775F at a taxiway intersection. Had stop sign at intersection. 7775F had right of way.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.