# Incident 19970220004569I: Cessna 172A, Triby, FL, February 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Triby, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7446T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7446T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220004569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT INDICATED FUEL GAGES APPEARED TO SHOW EMPTY AND PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT HAD ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANKS.

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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