# Accident 19860123001059A: Cessna 172M, Mc Allen, TX, January 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1594° N, 98.2509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1594&lon=-98.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20889-1990-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,243 total, 190 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860123001059A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON BASE LEG.STRUCK TREES DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING ONE HALF MILE WEST OF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW86LRG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG11), Jan 23, 1986: Cessna 172M (N20889), Mcallen, TX, substantial damage

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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