# Accident 19900531018279A: Cessna 172N, Northwood, OH, May 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1990, 20:54 local time
- Place: Northwood, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6093° N, 83.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6093&lon=-83.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737KL-2008-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 36 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531018279A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL OVER CITY, LANDED NOSE FIRST IN A FIELD, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA143), Jun 1, 1990: Cessna 172N (N737KL), Northwood, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER OVER A POPULATED…

## Other reports on N737KL (1)

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

- [Accident 19800503012799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503012799A), May 3, 1980: Cessna 172M (N737KL), Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage. Airplane appeared nose heavy on takeoff. Aborted, ran off end of runway. Airplane trimmed nose down.

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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