# Accident 19900902037639A: Cessna 172N, Pine City, MN, September 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1990, 12:17 local time
- Place: Pine City, MN
- Airport: Pine City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8308° N, 92.9591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8308&lon=-92.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733CH-1991-05-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 3 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900902037639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FOR PURPOSE OBTAINING FUEL. STALLED AND IMPACTED FLAT IN FIELD. BOTH FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 CHI90FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA252), Sep 2, 1990: Cessna 172N (N733CH), Pine City, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N733CH (1)

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

- [Accident 19820723031979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723031979A), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna 172N (N733CH), Isle, MN, Substantial damage. Encountered high sink rate on final. Failed to correct. Landed in bushes short of runway and nosed over.

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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