# Incident 20060714016869I: Cessna 172N, Boonville, NC, July 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: Boonville, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2340° N, 80.7093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2340&lon=-80.7093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734UK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 30 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714016869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HILLSVILLE, VA (HLX) ENROUTE TO MARTINSVILLE, VA (MTV). PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN WEATHER INFORMATION AND BECAME DISORIENTED IN HAZY AND MARGINAL VISIBILITY. AT THE SAME TIME, HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE.

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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