# Accident 19920823032649A: Cessna 172C, Weatherford, TX, August 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1992, 14:40 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Parker County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7493° N, 97.7696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7493&lon=-97.7696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1672Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1672Y) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 160 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823032649A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE.UNABLE MAKE AIRPORT,LANDING ON ROAD.HIT SIGN.FUEL VENT BLOCKED BY BUGS. SAT OUT 3 MONTHS PRIOR.

## 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 FTW92LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA216), Aug 23, 1992: Cessna 172C (N1672Y), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION AS RESULT OF A BLOCKED FUEL VENT SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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