# NTSB FTW82DA379: Cessna 172, N8233U, Corpus Christi, TX, September 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 12, 1982, 12:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Coordinates: 27.789026, -97.450752 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7890&lon=-97.4508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA379
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70347/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA379

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AFTER ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. THE FUEL WAS DOWN TO MINIMUM USABLE QUANTITY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8233U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233U-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 17252133, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252133
- Airframe hours: 3678
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gary A. Reed
- Registered owner: Gary A. Reed
- Departed: SAT, SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Destination: NEW, NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: CRP, Corpus Christi Intl, runway 17, 6,080 × 150 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 115 total, 71 in this make and model, 100 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 21 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 203 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRP

## 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 19820912046629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912046629A), Sep 12, 1982: Cessna 172F, Corpus Christi, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final for destination airport. Landed short in a plowed field and flipped over.

## Other investigations on N8233U (2)

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 FTW68D0508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0508), Mar 12, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8233U), Austin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0204), Sep 18, 1966: Cessna 172 (N8233U), Boyce, LA, substantial damage

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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