# Accident 19951112036439A: Cessna 172N, Niles, MI, November 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1995, 15:32 local time
- Place: Niles, MI
- Airport: Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8297° N, 86.2401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8297&lon=-86.2401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738LM) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 978 total, 420 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951112036439A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER APPROACHING AIRPORT. NOSED OVER IN SNOW COVERED CORNFIELD. FUEL WAS DEPLETED. NOT IFR RATED. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 1995, AT 1532 EST, CESSNA MODEL 172, N738LM EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES SOUTH OF THE NILES, MICHIGAN AIRPORT (3TR). THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER IN A SNOW COVERED CORNFIELD. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR SECTION 91. THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 12, 1995.

## 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 CHI96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA030), Nov 12, 1995: Cessna 172N (N738LM), Niles, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft and operating with a known…

## Other reports on N738LM (3)

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

- [Accident 19970516015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970516015659A), May 16, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738LM), Madison, WI, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot was landing on runway 18 when the accident occurred. He reported that when he checked the ATIS prior to landing the winds were being reported as…
- [Incident 19920520024289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520024289I), May 20, 1992: Cessna 172N (N738LM), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced and landed on nose wheel.
- [Incident 19780704042039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042039I), Jul 4, 1978: Cessna 172N (N738LM), St Louis, MO. Pilot departed with inoperative radio, then unable to find destination. When nearly out of fuel found an airport.

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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