# Accident 19940730019899A: Cessna 172K, Rockford, MI, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1192° N, 85.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1192&lon=-85.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84514, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84514-1995-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730019899A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN A FIELD. (-23) STUDENT PILOT - ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI94LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA251), Jul 30, 1994: Cessna 172K (N84514), Rockford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to 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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