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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Spring, TX · January 21, 1986

Date: January 21, 1986 · 03:30 local
Place: Spring, TX
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3373B
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW86LA038
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Reported engine: Continental O300D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,091 total557 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N3373BRegistered now · Cessna 172GS/N 17253577 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 172G Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Encountered heavy ground fog near destination. Fuel exhaustion on approach to alternate. Struck mailbox, parked car

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY GROUND FOG NEAR DESTINATION. FUEL EXHAUSTION ON APPROACH TO ALTERNATE. STRUCK MAILBOX, PARKED CAR

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW86LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpring, TXThe pilot continued VFR flight into IFR weather conditions which he had encountered near his destination during the last few moments of his approximate four hour, night, cross-country flight. He then turned back to houston intercontinental airport to land. He…Jan 21, 1986 · Substantial damage