# Accident 19960309003729A: Cessna 172D, Macon, GA, March 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Lewis B Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7991° N, 83.6895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7991&lon=-83.6895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2681U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2681U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,411 total, 2,307 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309003729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY, CRASHED LANDED IN A FIELD.(.4)THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A DITCH, THEN A NOSE OVER. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND ONLY 1.5 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK.

## 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 ATL96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA060), Mar 9, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2681U), Macon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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