# Accident 19930822030039A: Cessna 172P, Phillips, ME, August 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1993, 12:45 local time
- Place: Phillips, ME
- Airport: Raymonds Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8231° N, 70.3395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillips, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8231&lon=-70.3395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90441, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90441-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930822030039A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FUEL GAUGES ON RED LINE. ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK TREE ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL UNPORTING AND OR EXHAUSTION

## 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 NYC93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA171), Aug 22, 1993: Cessna 172 (N90441), Phillips, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT AND INFLIGHT DECISION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE 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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