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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Slaton, TX · August 4, 1991

Date
August 4, 1991 · 11:55 local
Place
Slaton, TX
Airport
Slaton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7806U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91LA108
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
174 total162 in this make and model

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.

Lost power on final. Struck a ditch short of runway. Nosed over. NR3 cylinger had separated from case. Piston broke

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON FINAL. STRUCK A DITCH SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. NR3 CYLINGER HAD SEPARATED FROM CASE. PISTON BROKE

NTSB investigation

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