19871023082239A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Midway, TX · October 23, 1987

Date
October 23, 1987 · 15:04 local
Place
Midway, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4357R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88FA011
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
229 total79 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ran out of fuel en route. Crashed into trees on the forced landing with open field around the small wooded area.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASHED INTO TREES ON THE FORCED LANDING WITH OPEN FIELD AROUND THE SMALL WOODED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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