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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Fulshear, TX · September 21, 1992

Date
September 21, 1992 · 21:40 local
Place
Fulshear, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N97489
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA230
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total12 in the last 90 days

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.

Alternator failed. Lost electrical power. Dark night and no flashlight. Landed short during approach to airport.

As the FAA filed it

ALTERNATOR FAILED. LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. DARK NIGHT AND NO FLASHLIGHT. LANDED SHORT DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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