# Incident 19860120005479I: Cessna 172D, Atlanta, TX, January 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1986, 12:20 local time
- Place: Atlanta, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1132° N, 94.1676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1132&lon=-94.1676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2536U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2536U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120005479I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER STRIKING A DITCH IN A FIELD DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N2536U (1)

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

- [Incident 20251219018799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251219018799I), Dec 19, 2025: Cessna 172D (N2536U), Post, TX, Substantial damage. On December 19, 2025, at 1545 CDT, a Cessna 172D aircraft bearing registration number N2536U, registered to a private owner, impacted terrain after engine…

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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