# Accident 19910804031479A: Cessna 172E, Slaton, TX, August 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1991, 11:55 local time
- Place: Slaton, TX
- Airport: Slaton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4306° N, 101.6396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4306&lon=-101.6396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7806U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7806U-1992-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 162 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804031479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA108), Aug 4, 1991: Cessna 172 (N7806U), Slaton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S NUMBER THREE PISTON. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: COLLISION WITH A DITCH DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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