# Incident 19930808031969I: Cessna 172B, Crescent, IA, August 8, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1993, 20:09 local time
- Place: Crescent, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3653° N, 95.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3653&lon=-95.8589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7521X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7521X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808031969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT. FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. PILOT REPORTED BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## Other reports on N7521X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790820028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820028529A), Aug 20, 1979: Cessna 172B (N7521X), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot. Smoke in cockpit after takeoff. Landed on taxiway, overshot, fliped over. Shorted power pack .

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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