# Accident 19920216040189A: Cessna 172N, Conroe, TX, February 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1992, 19:15 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3191° N, 95.4706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3191&lon=-95.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,385 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920216040189A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK A TREE LANDING ON A ROAD AT NIGHT. FOUND WATER IN THE FUEL.

## 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 FTW92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA071), Feb 17, 1992: Cessna 172 (N738EC), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITION.

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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