# Incident 19990301019239I: Cessna 172N, New Orleans, LA, March 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1954F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1954F-2008-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 32 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301019239I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN CONDUCTED PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM TALLAHASSE, FLORIDA. THE PILOT'S ASSERTION THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE FULL IS SUPPORTED BY REFUELING RECORDS.  PILOT PREFLIGHT AND LEANING PROCEDURES WERE CONFIRMED BY PASSENGER WITNESS STATEMENT.  AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SE OF HIS PLANNED DESTINATION, LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA TWO HOURS AND FIFTY MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF.  THESE TIMES ARE CONFIRMED BY ATC RECORDS.  PILOT LANDED ON U.S. HWY 90 WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURY.  AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION AND REFUELING, ANOTHER PILOT FROM NEW ORLEANS EXECUTED THE DEPARTURE FROM HWY 90 AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO LAKEFRONT AIRPORT WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN A&P PRIOR TO A RETURN FLIGHT TO TALLAHASSIE, FLORIDA.  THE CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN IS UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N1954F (1)

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

- [Accident 20070908022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908022339A), Sep 8, 2007: Cessna 172N (N1954F), Carrabelle, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing at the Dog Island Airport the pilot decided to use only partial flaps (20 degrees) for landing. This decision was made because he stated…

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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