# Accident 19961220039709A: Cessna 172RG, Stanford, CT, December 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1996, 20:15 local time
- Place: Stanford, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4829V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4829V-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 46 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961220039709A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE ENGINE QUIT TRIED FOR ROAD. CRASH LANDED. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. TOOK OFF ON NIGHT TRIP LOW FUEL

## 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 NYC97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA032), Dec 21, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N4829V), Stamford, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate fuel supply of fuel. Darkness and trees in the emergency landing area were related factors.

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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