# Accident 19921126048199A: Cessna 172, Hamlin, TX, November 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hamlin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8802° N, 100.1195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8802&lon=-100.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7124A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7124A-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 37 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921126048199A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY. CONCENTRATED ON LANDING AND FAILED TO SWITCH TO OTHER TANK,OVERSHOT CLEAR AREA INTO A STOCK POND.

## 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 FTW93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA041), Nov 26, 1992: Cessna 172 (N7124A), Hamlin, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND HIS FAILURE TO PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOLLOWING THE FUEL STARVATION INDUCED ENGINE FAILURE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN…

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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