19800418009179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Dell City, TX · April 18, 1980

Date
April 18, 1980 · 12:30 local
Place
Dell City, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7124G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DQD06
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,567 total3,000 in this make and model207 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.

Engine quit. Landed on pipeline right-of-way. Nosed over in sand. Possible water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED ON PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY. NOSED OVER IN SAND. POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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