# Accident 19950713045849A: Cessna 172L, Porter, TX, July 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1995, 15:24 local time
- Place: Porter, TX
- Airport: Williams Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1009° N, 95.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1009&lon=-95.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3967Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3967Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 281 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950713045849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MISSED ON DOWNWIND. TURNED SHORT FINAL. LANDED LONG. OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO DITCH AND TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 FTW95LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA295), Jul 13, 1995: Cessna 172L (N3967Q), Porter, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED RESULTING IN OVERSHOOTING THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N3967Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19760114000489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760114000489A), Jan 14, 1976: Cessna 172L (N3967Q), Worcester, MA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 40K.wing walkers avbl on rqst.

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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