# Accident 19921022043239A: Cessna 195, Barrington, MA, October 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Barrington, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1920° N, 73.3630° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1920&lon=-73.3630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4384N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4384N-1993-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022043239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. NO FUEL ONBOARD. FUEL STAINS FROM RIGHT FUEL CAP. CAP FOUND SECURE NO LEAKS.

## 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 NYC93LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA029), Oct 22, 1992: Cessna 195B (N4384N), Great Barrington, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT BY THE PILOT ENSURING FUEL CAP SECURITY. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS COMPLACENCY IN FUEL MANAGEMENT.

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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