# Accident 19991122040229A: Cessna 172N, Defuniak Spgs, FL, November 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1999, 07:30 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spgs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7395° N, 86.1896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7395&lon=-86.1896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733AH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733AH) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 108 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991122040229A

## Narrative

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

(.4) PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE PILOT CHECKED THE WEATHER ON TELEVISION. UPON ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION, HE FOUND THE AIRPORT FOGGED IN. HE DIVERTED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT AND IT WAS ALSO FOGGED IN. HE RETURNED TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND FOUND IT FOGGED IN. HE FLEW SOUTHEAST FROM HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND FOUND A BREAK IN THE FOG. BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING LOW ON FUEL, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. WHILE LANDING, HE LANDED DOWNWIND, AND FLOATED OVER HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO SOME BRUSH AND TREES AND WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA028), Nov 22, 1999: Cessna 172N (N733AH), Defuniak Spgs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Was the pilot's failure to obtain a proper weather briefing resulting in his encounter with fog, his having to make a precautionary landing in a field when the aircraft became low on fuel, and the on…

## Other reports on N733AH (1)

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

- [Incident 20140731013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140731013899I), Jul 31, 2014: Cessna 172N (N733AH), Chino, CA, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Reported he smelled smoke and felt heat so he declared an emerency, and landed on runway 26R at Chino Airport.

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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