# Incident 19950819031219I: Cessna 172N, Groton - New Lo, CT, August 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1995, 14:17 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5241D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5241D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 28 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819031219I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM DIVERTED TO WST BUT LANDED SHORT. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. FAILED TO KEEP TRACK OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N5241D (2)

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

- [Incident 20000416019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416019939I), Apr 16, 2000: Cessna 172N (N5241D), San Diego, CA. (-23) [privacy data omitted] a student pilot, was completing a solo flight. Upon landing on runway 28R at Montgomery field, San Diego, CA, a gust of wind…
- [Accident 19910322063279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322063279A), Mar 22, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5241D), Hagerstown, MD, Substantial damage. Power reduced to 1500 RPM. Landing in a field struck a fence. Six cam lobes were worn below specifications.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.