# Accident 19900920041279A: Cessna 172F, Huntington, IN, September 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1990, 20:08 local time
- Place: Huntington, IN
- Airport: Huntington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8808° N, 85.5007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8808&lon=-85.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8259U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259U-1991-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920041279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON BASE. OVERSHOT RUNWAY AND STALLED TRYING FOR ANOTHER RUNWAY. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL AND RAN TANKS DRY.

## 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 CHI90LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA268), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 172F (N8259U), Huntington, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING ENSURING SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.

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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