# Accident 19921128048169A: Cessna 172N, Tryon, OK, November 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tryon, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8692° N, 96.9603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8692&lon=-96.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28ER-1993-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,023 total, 1,023 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921128048169A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON NEAR EMPTY TANK. ENGINE QUIT. INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED FUEL TO OFF. NOSED OVER LANDING

## 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 FTW93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA045), Nov 28, 1992: Cessna 172N (N28ER), Tryon, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THE PILOTS IMPROPER SELECTION OF THE OFF POSITION ON THE FUEL SELECTOR. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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