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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Lake Jackson, TX · February 3, 1986

Date
February 3, 1986 · 01:00 local
Place
Lake Jackson, TX
Airport
Brazoria Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N52768
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FRA09
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
198 total182 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

VFR pilot flew into IFR weather and ran out of fuel in pattern. Stalled and struck ground short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO IFR WEATHER AND RAN OUT OF FUEL IN PATTERN. STALLED AND STRUCK GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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