# Accident 19921117047069A: Cessna 172, Elk River, MN, November 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Elk River, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3309° N, 93.5603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3309&lon=-93.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7463A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7463A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 234 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921117047069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. NO FUEL ON BOARD. HAD REQUESTED FUEL DUE TO LOW FUEL LEVEL THEN LEFT WITHOUT FUEL.

## 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 CHI93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA037), Nov 17, 1992: Cessna 172 (N7463A), Elk River, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

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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