# Accident 19950730020289A: Cessna 172B, North Pole, AK, July 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Bradley Sky-Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7703° N, 147.3305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7703&lon=-147.3305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9192R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9192R-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950730020289A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL DUE HEADWIND. LOST POWER 5MI SHORT OF AIRPORT. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 ANC95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA118), Jul 30, 1995: Cessna 172B (N9192R), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, WHEN THERE WAS AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO REACH THE DESTINATION.

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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