# Accident 19860105000229A: Cessna 172F, Saratoga, TX, January 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Saratoga, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2791° N, 94.5201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2791&lon=-94.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8267U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8267U-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 150 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860105000229A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW86LRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA03), Jan 5, 1986: Cessna 172F (N8267U), Saratoga, TX, destroyed

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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