# Accident 20050619012239A: Cessna 172K, Panana City, FL, June 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Panana City, FL
- Airport: Tyndall Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0700° N, 85.5831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0700&lon=-85.5831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7748L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7748L-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 35 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619012239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL WHEN TOLD TO DO SO BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL SIX MILES FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT. STUDENT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN COLLEGE PARKING LOT. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY 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 ATL05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA107), Jun 19, 2005: Cessna 172 K (N7748L), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N7748L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770602028829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602028829A), Jun 2, 1977: Cessna 172K (N7748L), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Light turb present

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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