# Accident 20220704011719A: Cessna 172M, Akron, OH, July 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2022, 19:00 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0507° N, 81.4415° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0507&lon=-81.4415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12115, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12115) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220704011719A

## Narrative

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

FROM 76N TO 15G PILOT REPORTED TO ATC RUNNING LOW ON FUEL. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AKR BUT CRASHED 1MI SHORT OF AKR RWY 25.  AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND CRASHED ON EMPTY PARKING LOT.

## 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 ERA22LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA298), Jul 4, 2022: Cessna 172 (N12115), Akron, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, 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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