# Accident 20190728014919A: Cessna 172K, Oshkosh, WI, July 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Off Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9547° N, 88.6642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9547&lon=-88.6642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79575, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79575) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 427 total, 116 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190728014919A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 28, 2019 AT 1600 CST, A CESSNA 172 N79575 PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR OSHKOSH WI AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING IN FLIGHT ON THE RETURN TRIP FROM IOWA CITY IA. TO APPLETON WI. THE PILOT HAD NO INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND HAD CANCELLED HIS FLIGHT PLAN WHILE DESCENDING TO APPLETON WI. THE PILOT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONED PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

## 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 CEN19CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA239), Jul 28, 2019: Cessna 172 (N79575), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning and decision to not divert to a closer airport when the planned flight profile changed, 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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