19860105000229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Saratoga, TX · January 5, 1986

Date
January 5, 1986 · 17:45 local
Place
Saratoga, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8267U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LRA03
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total150 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit en route due to fuel exhaustion. Struck trees and powerlines during landing. Fuel gauge inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK TREES AND POWERLINES DURING LANDING. FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE.

NTSB investigation

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