# Incident 19940731031399I: Cessna 172F, Rochester, NY, July 31, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1994, 13:35 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFDLD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940731031399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BROMONT, QUEBEC, CANADA ON VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO GENESEO, NY WITH A STOP IN BURLINGTON, VT TO CLEAR US CUSTOMS. THE PILOT STARTED WITH FULL FUEL TANKS; DID NOT GET ANY ADDITIONAL FUEL IN BURLINGTON. THE AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTED IT'S FUEL SUPPLY 15 MILES SHORT OF IT'S DESTINATION. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES. MR. BELANGER WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND CLAIMED THAT HE HAD A GOOD CERTIFICATE AT HOME. THE PILOT ADDED AUTOMOTIVE FUEL AGAINST THE ADVISE OF THE FAA INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE. HE WAS SURE THAT AN "STA" WAS NOT REQUIRED TO USE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. AVIATION FUEL WAS AVAILABLE.

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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