# Accident 20030321003289A: Cessna 172P, Potts Camp, MS, March 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2003, 23:09 local time
- Place: Potts Camp, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6333° N, 89.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6333&lon=-89.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89811, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 15 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030321003289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL.

## 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 MIA03LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA078), Mar 21, 2003: Cessna 172P (N89811), Potts Camp, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing to a field, and damage to the airplane during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N89811 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020618013219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020618013219I), Jun 18, 2002: Cessna 172P (N89811), Florala, AL, Minor damage. (-23) N89811 owned by pensacola navy flying club. Aircraft was operated by Mr. Donald von der osten. Pilot stated his approach into Florala, AL airport (O4J)…

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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