# Incident 19960708016079I: Cessna 172H, Titusville, PA, July 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Titusville, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6193° N, 79.6708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6193&lon=-79.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1412F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1412F-1997-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708016079I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 NYC96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA146), Jul 8, 1996: Cessna 172H (N1412F), Cherry Tree, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to assure that adequate takeoff distance was available to clear an obstacle.

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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