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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Bastrop, TX · March 3, 1989

Date
March 3, 1989 · 00:15 local
Place
Bastrop, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7407T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89LA063
Reported as
Cessna 172A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
620 total500 in this make and model25 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.

Fog began on night flight. Unable to land at airport. Became lost, ran out of fuel. Crashed. VFR flight not advised

As the FAA filed it

FOG BEGAN ON NIGHT FLIGHT. UNABLE TO LAND AT AIRPORT. BECAME LOST, RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED. VFR FLIGHT NOT ADVISED

NTSB investigation

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