# NTSB CHI76FEE73: Cessna 172D, N2748U, Savannah, IL, August 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1976
- Place: Savannah, IL · SAVANNAH, IL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2900  76/8/22    SAVANNAH,IL         CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N2748U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRANSKY MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APRX 1 PINT OF FUEL IN L TANK & ABT 1/2 PINT IN THE R TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2748U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748U-1994-01-04), registration cancelled 1994-01-04, S/N 17250348 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stransky Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760822027199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027199A), Aug 22, 1976: Cessna 172D, Savannah, IL, Substantial damage. Aprx 1 pint of fuel in l tank & abt 1/2 pint in the r tank.

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.

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