# Accident 19961127036799A: Cessna 172H, Hammond, LA, November 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1996, 13:32 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5304° N, 90.4606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5304&lon=-90.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2440L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961127036799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, LANDED IN A FIELD AND STRUCK A BUILDING ON ROLL OUT. (-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROACHING THE HAMMOND AIRPORT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK A CONCRETE PUMP HOUSE AND A WIRE CAGE, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. THE FAA INSPECTOR ON THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE "BOTH" POSITION AND THE FUEL TANKS IN BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS WERE EMPTY. THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT COMPROMISED IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

## 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 FTW97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA050), Nov 27, 1996: Cessna 172H (N2440L), Hammond, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight, resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N2440L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000513006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513006829A), May 13, 2000: Cessna 172H (N2440L), Mesquite, TX, No damage. (-23) Explaination of block 35. Aircraft was flown from the accidnet location of khqz to ktki prior to FAA notification. FAA "on scene" was limited to…

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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