# Accident 19900528017559A: Cessna 172E, Glendale, AZ, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 12:58 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5296° N, 112.3106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-112.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3888S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3888S-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 339 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. PILOT REPORTED DEPARTED WITH LEFT FUEL ON ONE QUARTER RIGHT EMPTY. GAGES SAME ON EMPTY TANKS.

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

- [NTSB LAX90LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA198), May 28, 1990: Cessna 172E (N3888S), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. RESULTING FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM REFUELING.

## Other reports on N3888S (1)

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

- [Incident 19800529051689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529051689I), May 29, 1980: Cessna 172 (N3888S), Winslow, AZ, Minor damage. Forced landing made after engine quit due to fuel starvation.

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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