# Accident 19921211049899A: Cessna 172H, Columbus, GA, December 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1992, 19:54 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OULS
- Location: 32.5492° N, 84.9191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5492&lon=-84.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8819Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8819Z-1994-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 40 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211049899A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RAN OUT OF FUEL TWO MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY ON RETURN FROM SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL93LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA034), Dec 12, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8819Z), Columbus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO PLAN A REFUELING STOP FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPLETE EXHAUSTION OF THE FUEL SUPPLY AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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