# Incident 19990330021299I: Cessna 172H, Champaign-Urban, IL, March 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1999, 08:00 local time
- Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
- Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8262L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total, 106 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/19990330021299I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS COMPLETING A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM SPARTA, IL, TO CHAMPAIGN, IL, WHEN THE ACFT SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION APPROX THREE MILES SOUTH OF CHAMPAIGN-WILLARD AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD, THE ACFT WAS UNDAMAGED AND THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED.  DURING THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION THE AIRMAN STATED HE HAD "SIMPLY RAN OUT OF FUEL."  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N8262L (3)

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

- [Accident 19920726030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726030059A), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Chenoa, IL, Substantial damage. Tried to depart short,soft,unmowed strip. Unable to climb after liftoff. Aborted. Landed in tall corn off end runway
- [Incident 19850216012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216012379I), Feb 16, 1985: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Lost directional control after landing with crosswind. Struck snowbank.
- [Accident 19770605015599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605015599A), Jun 5, 1977: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. Nosewheel struck rwy light.

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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