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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Titusville, PA · July 8, 1996

Date: July 8, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place: Titusville, PA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1412F
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC96LA146
Reported as: Cessna 172H
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 122 total15 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N1412FRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 1997 · Cessna 172HS/N 17254907 Airframe modelCessna 172H

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Monday, July 8, 1996, Douglas p. sipple, holder of private pilot certificate number 168447611 was pilot in command of CE-172, N1412F, when he landed in a field near Titusville, PA at 1300 local after running low on fuel. The pilot and three passengers were not injured and there was no damage to the aircraft. Mr. Sipple stated that there was less than 1/2 gal. Of fuel remaining. Mr. Sipple had gotten lost on a flight from binghamton, NY to erie, PA. He encountered deteriorating weather and strong head winds. privacy data omitted This report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, JULY 8, 1996, DOUGLAS P. SIPPLE, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 168447611 WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF CE-172, N1412F, WHEN HE LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR TITUSVILLE, PA AT 1300 LOCAL AFTER RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MR. SIPPLE STATED THAT THERE WAS LESS THAN 1/2 GAL. OF FUEL REMAINING. MR. SIPPLE HAD GOTTEN LOST ON A FLIGHT FROM BINGHAMTON, NY TO ERIE, PA. HE ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER AND STRONG HEAD WINDS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC96LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCherry Tree, PAthe pilot's failure to assure that adequate takeoff distance was available to clear an obstacle.Jul 8, 1996 · Substantial damage