NTSB NYC83LA082 — 1983-03-25 · SYRACUSE, New York, United States

Current FAA registration · N2918E

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture: 1978 · 5 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19780816
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2FCA6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2918E Cessna 172 None

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH TO SYRACUSE, NY. THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED VAN WERT, OH AT 1350 AND STOPPED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AT COLUMBUS, OH TO PICK UP A PASSENGER AT 1445. THE PILOT CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL APPROACHING SYRACUSE AND WAS VECTORED INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. HE CONTACTED APPROACH CONTROL SAYING HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A NEARBY GOLF COURSE. DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF. THE ACFT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE ABOUT 5 HOURS WHEN IT LANDED AT 1850. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT IT HAD NO USABLE FUEL ABOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA082.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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