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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Milam, TX · January 27, 1980

Date
January 27, 1980 · 18:45 local
Place
Milam, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4338Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DRJ10
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,220 total567 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became lost at night. Ran out of fuel. Landed on road. Hit a road sign and fence.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME LOST AT NIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON ROAD. HIT A ROAD SIGN AND FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.