# Accident 20120919022149A: Cessna 172M, Corinth, MS, September 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2012, 11:09 local time
- Place: Corinth, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0400° N, 88.7281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0400&lon=-88.7281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172HA-2012-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 881 total, 808 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA568) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120919022149A

## Narrative

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

INADEQUATE FLIGHT PLANNING, LACK OF VFR FUEL RESERVES. THAT LEAD TO FUEL EXUASTION.CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS (PIPELINE PATROL) WITH A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.CONDUCTING AERIAL SURVELLIANCE  (PIPELINE PATROL) WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER.

## 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 ERA12CA568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA568), Sep 19, 2012: Cessna 172M (N172HA), Quitman, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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