# Incident 19811126088479I: Cessna 172M, Canyon, TX, November 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1981, 16:38 local time
- Place: Canyon, TX
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20516, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 20 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126088479I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ZA ENGINE QUIT FOR LACK OF FUEL. FUEL CONSUMPTION HIGHER THAN SHOWN IN CHARTS. PILOT LANDED ON ROAD.

## Other reports on N20516 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820923049759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820923049759A), Sep 23, 1982: Cessna 172M (N20516), College Station, TX, Substantial damage. Non rated pilot in a stolen aircraft crashed on the runway when he failed to flare on landing. Runway lights not on

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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