# Accident 20040705012669A: Cessna 172N, Laramie, WY, July 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2853° N, 105.6681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2853&lon=-105.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737YJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737YJ-2007-08-15) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705012669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A FLIGHT FROM MANHATTAN, KANSAS (MHK) TO LARAMIE, WYOMING (LAR) MR. LITTLE DEPLETED THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SUPPLY, AND THE ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 DEN04CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA099), Jul 5, 2004: Cessna 172N (N737YJ), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper inflight decision not to stop and refuel. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

## Other reports on N737YJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19860323014409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323014409I), Mar 23, 1986: Cessna 172N (N737YJ), Laramie, WY, Minor damage. Encountered downdraft on short final with virga present. Struck a powerline. Propeller nicked.

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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