# Accident 19940827023589A: Cessna 172G, Whitehall, MI, August 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Whitehall, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3902° N, 86.3405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3902&lon=-86.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1106F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1106F-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940827023589A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MISMANAGED AND EXHAUSTED FUEL RESULTING IN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 CHI94LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA301), Aug 27, 1994: Cessna 172 (N1106F), Whitehall, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE SOFT CROP FIELD.

## Other reports on N1106F (1)

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

- [Accident 19960610013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960610013179A), Jun 10, 1996: Cessna STC172 (N1106F), Lowell, MI, Destroyed. Landed mid field on short sod strip. Began go around. Struck trees and a house. Exploded after evacuating aircraft. (-23) pilot landed long (1/2 way down 1900'…

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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