# Incident 19940906036619I: Cessna 172N, Lake City, IA, September 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lake City, IA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2677° N, 94.7311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2677&lon=-94.7311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738FU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738FU-2017-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940906036619I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. PILOT REPORT OUT OF FUEL PREMATURELY FROM FULL TANKS.

## Other reports on N738FU (1)

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

- [Accident 19791028036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028036759A), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738FU), Munster, IN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel at night trying to reach destination. Landed in brick-yard one mile short of runway.

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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