# Accident 19910928043579A: Cessna 172C, West Palm Beach, FL, September 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1991, 12:40 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6904° N, 80.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6904&lon=-80.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1669Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1669Y-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 40 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928043579A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY. LANDING IN A MARSH NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. STATED LEFT FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 MIA91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA226), Sep 28, 1991: Cessna 172C (N1669Y), Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN BECOMING…

## Other reports on N1669Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19920208047409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208047409I), Feb 8, 1992: Cessna 172C (N1669Y), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Engine not developing power to maintain level flight. Forced landing in field.

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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