# Accident 19930714024339A: Cessna R172K, Allen, TX, July 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1993, 00:00 local time
- Place: Allen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1001° N, 96.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1001&lon=-96.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736TJ-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930714024339A

## Narrative

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

PLANE FOUND IN WOODED AREA. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. REPORTED STOLEN. NO ID PILOT.NO MALFUNCTIONS. PRESUME PILOT INJURIED.

## 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 DEN93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA078), Jul 14, 1993: Cessna 172XP (N736TJ), Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS. 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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