# Incident 19970524028109I: Cessna 172, Elkhart, IN, May 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1997, 08:35 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4156F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4156F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524028109I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN CORNFIELD. APPARENTLY RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N4156F (1)

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

- [Accident 19880828035449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035449A), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna 172 (N4156F), Oakland, MD, Substantial damage. Too slow on final after clearing power line. Reduced power and 172 dropped hard onto runway. Folded gear. Flipped.

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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