# Accident 19920307005239A: Cessna 172B, Golden, TX, March 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Golden, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7296° N, 95.5630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7296&lon=-95.5630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6938X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6938X-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 25 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920307005239A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. WENT THRU TWO FENCES BEFORE STOPPING ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS NOT FULL AT DEPARTURE.

## 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 FTW92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA082), Mar 8, 1992: Cessna 172B (N6938X), Golden, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. FACTORS WERE FALSE FUEL SENSOR INDICATIONS AND A FENCE.

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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