# Accident 19950826026059A: Cessna 172N, Clarkston, MI, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 11:38 local time
- Place: Clarkston, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7359° N, 83.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7359&lon=-83.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738CL-2011-02-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826026059A

## Narrative

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

TWO HOURS EN ROUTE WEATHER DETERIORATED. RETURNED. LOST POWER. HIT TREES. FLIPPED. NO FUEL ON BOARD. GUESSED FUEL. (-23) ENGINE QUIT AT 3500 FEET. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, HIT A TREE, RIPPED EMPENNAGE OFF. FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS ABOARD. THREE PASSENGERS SLIGHTLY HURT, NO FIRE. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON BOARD OR ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI95LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA297), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 172N (N738CL), Clarkston, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel.

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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