# Accident 19890303003139A: Cessna 172A, Bastrop, TX, March 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1989, 00:15 local time
- Place: Bastrop, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1107° N, 97.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1107&lon=-97.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7407T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7407T-1989-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303003139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA063), Mar 3, 1989: Cessna 172 (N7407T), Bastrop, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILINGS AND FOG.

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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