# Incident 19930820034649I: Cessna 172, Frankston, TX, August 20, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Frankston, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0573° N, 95.5045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0573&lon=-95.5045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6271E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6271E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820034649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME LOST EN ROUTE. FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N6271E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20191116014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191116014229I), Nov 16, 2019: Cessna 172 (N6271E), Ft. Smith, AR, Minor damage. On November 16, about 1310 central daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N6271E, developed engine running rough, smoke in the cockpit, pilot shut down engine…
- [Incident 19911118055989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911118055989I), Nov 18, 1991: Cessna 172 (N6271E), Lufkin, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touch and go landing. Nose wheel retaining fork broke off.

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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