# Accident 19950715048699A: Cessna 172E, Stanton, TN, July 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Stanton, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4597° N, 89.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4597&lon=-89.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3744S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3744S-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950715048699A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT COULD NOT LOCATE DESTINATION AIRPORT FOLLOWING A 3.3 HR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND EXHAUSTED AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY. PILOT DID NOT USE AVAILABLE NAVID ON DESTINATION AIRPORT NOR ATC SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LOCATE AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA137), Jul 15, 1995: Cessna 172D (N3744S), Stanton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTATED, AND HIGH…

## Other reports on N3744S (1)

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

- [Incident 19950429025149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429025149I), Apr 29, 1995: Cessna 172E (N3744S), Hickory Flat, MS. Ran out of fuel, landed on highway.

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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