# Incident 20120805016279I: Cessna 172, Elkhart, IA, August 5, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2012, 11:50 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7942° N, 93.5233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7942&lon=-93.5233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4254F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4254F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 8 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120805016279I

## Narrative

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

ON A FLIGHT FROM SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA TO ANKENY, IOWA WHICH INCLUDED A STOP AT SPENCER, IOWA THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION.  THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD.

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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