Cessna 172 N9108B

Summary

On 11 October 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9108B, operated by Robert A. Reed, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 October 1988 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.0702, -76.3093

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N9108B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert A. Reed

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlantic City → Hanover

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC89LA011

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 WAS RETURNING SOLO FROM ATLANTIC CITY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. HE LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PLT SAID HE FUELED THE ACFT WITH 20 GALS OF FUEL BEFORE HIS FLT FROM HARRISBURG, PA TO ATLANTIC CITY. NO REFUELING WAS PERFORMED AT ATLANTIC CITY FOR THE RETURN FLT TO HANOVER, PA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT, NOT IN CONNECTION WITH FLIGHT TRAINING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.