# Incident 19970114003029I: Cessna 172P, Oil City, PA, January 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1997, 13:35 local time
- Place: Oil City, PA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4288° N, 79.7078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oil City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4288&lon=-79.7078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98125, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 42 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114003029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED; DEPARTED YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO WITH FULL FUEL. I WAS TRYING TO FIND CLARION AIRPORT USING VOR, DME AND RADIO. WHILE TALKING TO CLARION UNICOM - REALIZED THAT NAV AND COM - RADIOS DID NOT WORK AND FUEL GAUGES SHOWED LOW FUEL. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING INFIELD. AM AIR, INC., OWNER OF AIRCRAFT N98125, MECHANIC MR. HOWARD PORTZER, STATED THAT THE POST ON THE ALTERNATOR BECAME LOOSE AND BURNED OFF, LEAVING ONLY BATTERY POWER. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT CONFIRMS THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRIC POWER AND PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGES SHOWING NEARLY EMPTY. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N98125 (2)

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

- [Incident 20100204027689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100204027689I), Feb 4, 2010: Cessna 172P (N98125), Vienna, OH, No damage. The PIC (instructor) caused an incident by executing a stop and go approach instead of a full stop landing when ATC issued a clearance to land. Due to…
- [Incident 19910616034099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616034099I), Jun 16, 1991: Cessna 172P (N98125), Greenville, PA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft bounced and came down on its nose gear.

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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