# NTSB IAD80DLQ06: Cessna 172F, N8820U, Corbin, KY, December 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1979
- Place: Corbin, KY · CORBIN, KY
- Location: 36.9316° N, 84.1008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corbin, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9316&lon=-84.1008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DLQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3403  79/12/21   CORBIN,KY           CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0130                    N8820U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBELLSVILLE,KY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORCED LDG IN WOODED AREA AT NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8820U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8820U-1980-03-19), registration cancelled 1980-03-19, S/N 17252728 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791221036029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221036029A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 172F, Corbin, KY, Substantial damage. Became lost after dark on local flight. Ran out of fuel. Crashed in wooded area.

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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