# Incident 19961023037779I: Cessna 172N, Rossville, TN, October 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1996, 10:10 local time
- Place: Rossville, TN
- Airport: Wolf River Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0540° N, 89.5800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOLF RIVER (54MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0540&lon=-89.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733TV) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 441 total, 325 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961023037779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CESSNA N733TV RAN OUT OF FUEL AND LANDED IN COTTON FIELD 31/2 MILES NE OF WOLF RIVER AIRPORT, ROSSVILLE, TN. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH TANKS WERE CHECKED NO FUEL IN EITHER. GAUGES ALSO INDICATED EMPTY. PILOTS STATEMENT ATTACHED.

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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