# Accident 19930826052699A: Cessna 172L, Curryville, MO, August 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Curryville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3407° N, 91.3400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3407&lon=-91.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25BK-1996-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 106 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930826052699A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED ON A ROAD. WING HIT UTILITY POLE. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. FAILED CHECK FUEL PRIOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI93LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA339), Aug 27, 1993: Cessna 172L (N25BK), Curryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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