# Incident 19950121001919I: Cessna R172K, Ocean Springs, MS, January 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1995, 16:40 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4027° N, 88.7886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Springs, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4027&lon=-88.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1278V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1278V-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121001919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO GPT FROM GA WHEN THE PILOT ADVISED GPT ATC THAT HE WAS OUT OF GAS. PILOT LANDED ON ROADWAY NEAR OCEAN SPRINGS, MS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL FROM NEARBY FBO & AFTER PUTTING 10 GAL. ON BOARD DEPARTED TO OCEAN SPRINGS WHERE HE PUT ADDITIONAL 45 GAL. PILOT & PAX DEPARTED FOR SHORT FLIGHT TO GPT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N1278V (1)

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

- [Accident 20010602021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602021399A), Jun 2, 2001: Cessna R172K (N1278V), Isla De Culebra, PR, No damage. (-23) On June 2, 2001, around 2:00 pm - aircraft N1278V experienced a hard landing at Culebra island airport, puerto rico, resulting in substantial damage to…

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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