# Incident 19920901035019I: Cessna 172H, New Braintree, MA, September 1, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1992, 08:55 local time
- Place: New Braintree, MA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3168° N, 72.1259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braintree, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3168&lon=-72.1259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2458L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2458L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901035019I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION EN ROUTE. MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PILOT STATED LEFT FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N2458L (1)

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

- [Accident 19920902047009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902047009A), Sep 2, 1992: Cessna 172H (N2458L), Windsor Locks, CT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel. Landed in field. Put in more fuel. Engine quit on takeoff. Dirt in fuel. Quick drain inoperative.

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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