# Accident 19980322008009A: Cessna 172I, Kinston, NC, March 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1998, 17:52 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Moss Hill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2709° N, 77.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2709&lon=-77.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35326, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35326) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322008009A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING FROM ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT. ENGINE QUIT 2 MILES SHORT 6NC9. NOSED OVER LANDING. FUEL DEPLETED. FAILED TO LEAN. (-23) ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 MIA98LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA104), Mar 22, 1998: Cessna 172I (N35326), Kinston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight and improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area was a related…

## Other reports on N35326 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890709037609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709037609I), Jul 9, 1989: Cessna 172I (N35326), Lagrange, NC, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Landed short of runway in field. Suspect fuel exhaustion. Aircraft turned upside down.

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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