# Accident 19901004044059A: Cessna 172D, Midland, MI, October 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1990, 16:37 local time
- Place: Midland, MI
- Airport: Jack Barstow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6206° N, 84.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6206&lon=-84.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2592Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2592Y-1993-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 232 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901004044059A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING AIRPORT RAN OUT OF FUEL,STALLED DURING FORCED LANDING IN A OPEN FIELD. HAD DEPARTED MINIMUM FUEL.

## 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 CHI91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA003), Oct 4, 1990: Cessna 172D (N2592Y), Midland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT REFUEL RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE INADVERTENT STALL ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING WAS ALSO A CAUSE.

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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