# Incident 19910905045399I: Cessna 172F, West Palm Beach, FL, September 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1991, 20:16 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8721U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8721U-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905045399I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. ON ROLLOUT RIGHT WING HIT A SIGN.

## Other reports on N8721U (1)

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

- [Accident 19730315005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730315005189A), Mar 15, 1973: Cessna 172F (N8721U), Daleville, AL, Substantial damage. Inflt,plt aware of low fuel state. Apch to Cairns thought dothan,goarnd eng quit. Hiway ldg,hit sign

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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