# Accident 19960928030299A: Cessna 172K, Deal, NJ, September 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1996, 13:40 local time
- Place: Deal, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2497° N, 73.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deal, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2497&lon=-73.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84593, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84593-1999-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 15 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960928030299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. (.4) ON 9/27/96, DURING A FLIGHT FROM NEWPORT NEWS, VA (PHF), TO TO COLLEGEVILLE, PA (N10), THE PILOT FLEW BEYOND THE DESTINATION AND LANDED AT BLAIRSTOWN, NJ, AFTER 3.6 HRS OF FLIGHT TIME AND AFTER BEING ASSISTED BY ATC DUE TO LOW FUEL. THE AIRPLANE WAS REFUELED WITH 40.2 GAL OF FUEL, THEN THE PILOT FLEW (1.1 HRS) BACK TO N10. THE NEXT DAY THE AIRPLANE WAS REFUELED WITH 15.8 GAL OF FUEL, AND THEN THE PILOT DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT BACK TO PHF. AFTER 3.2 HRS OF FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE, WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED. EXAMINATION REVEALED ABOUT 30 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE AIRPLANE. THE TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS 42 GAL OF WHICH 38 GAL WERE CONSIDERED TO BE USABLE. NO PRE-ACCIDENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE PILOT OBTAINED HER PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ON 9/23/96, AND WAS CHECKED OUT IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ON 9/27/96. SHE HAD AN ESTIMATED 67 HRS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## 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 NYC96LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA189), Sep 28, 1996: Cessna 172K (N84593), Deal, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent 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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