# Incident 19910220010059I: Cessna 172C, Abilene, TX, February 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1991, 19:12 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Dyess Afb
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4185° N, 99.8565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DYESS AFB (DYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4185&lon=-99.8565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8301X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8301X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910220010059I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT AT NIGHT. LANDED AT FIRST AIRPORT. AIRPORT WAS MILITARY.

## Other reports on N8301X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850824040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824040359A), Aug 24, 1985: Cessna 172C (N8301X), Ada, OK, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on solo practice touch and go. Damaged the propeller, nose gear and firewall.

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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